Never let anyone out work you or out hustle you. Ever.

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.

I can say that hands down from being in this business 32 years; we're going to be much better than we were last year just because there's eight new players that now have experience and Palacios will be healthy.

Live in the precious present.

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

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

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