I learned quickly that motivating people would be the most important responsibility of my career.

When you have a problem, if you tell the truth, the problem becomes part of your past. If you lie, it becomes part of your future.

Every individual in an organization is motivated by something different.

When it comes to team dynamics - on a basketball court or in a corporate setting - maintaining a positive atmosphere is crucial.

At Boston University, I motivated negatively, and I found that although it can work at first, by the end of the year everyone is dying for the year to end and you have lost them. The last two years at BU, I motivated positively and got much better results.

Failure is good. It's fertilizer. Everything I've learned about coaching I've learned from making mistakes.

Dreamers are not content with being mediocre.