The most basic human desire is to feel like you belong. Fitting in is important.

Champions are not the ones who always win races - champions are the ones who get out there and try. And try harder the next time. And even harder the next time. 'Champion' is a state of mind. They are devoted. They compete to best themselves as much if not more than they compete to best others. Champions are not just athletes.

Never opt for change simply to leave something you don't like. Change works best when you go toward something, even if it is the unknown.

Only you can take responsibility for your happiness..but you can't do it alone. It's the great paradox of being human.

The leader's job is to lead and protect. Not have all the answers, not know everything to do, not to micromanage and tell people what to do or how to do it. A leader's job is to lead and protect. That's their job, and it's the people within the organization - their job is to get the work done.

Directions are instructions given to explain how. Direction is a vision offered to explain why.

Great leaders don't see themselves as great; they see themselves as human.