I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.
Today, you have 100% of your life left.
Leadership is getting someone to do what they don't want to do but to achieve what they want to achieve.
I don't believe in team motivation. I believe in getting a team prepared so it knows it will have the necessary confidence when it steps on a field and be prepared to play a good game.
I'd rather have a second-best decision diligently pursued than a first-best decision lackadaisically pursued.