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

When you describe passion at any age, passion is derived from everything, from the people you work with to enjoying the last four years.

The only way to get people to like working hard is to motivate them. Today, people must understand why they're working hard. Every individual in an organization is motivated by something different.

Learning what not to do is sometimes more important than learning what to do.

It could happen to anyone when you get hired by a different president. There's a difference in philosophies. It happens. It's a change in CEOs. They have their own people, their own philosophies, and it's different than what Bob stands for.

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

Set higher standards for you own performance than anyone around you, and it won't matter whether you have a tough boss or an easy one. It won't matter whether the competition is pushing you hard, because you'll be competing with yourself.