We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand. If I don’t seem as depressed or morose as I should be, sorry to disappoint you.

You may not want to hear it, but your critics are often the ones telling you they still love you and care about you, and want to make you better.

A lot of people want a shortcut. I find the best shortcut is the long way, which is basically two words: work hard.

The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures.

Just because you're in the driver's seat, doesn't mean you have to run people over.

it make no sense to talk about rights without also talking about responsibilities

There's a lot of talk these days about giving children self-esteem. It's not something you can give; it's something they have to build. Coach Graham worked in a no-coddling zone. Self-esteem? He knew there was really only one way to teach kids how to develop it: You give them something they can't do, they work hard until they find they can do it, and you just keep repeating the process.