Hold it more important to have the players' confidence than their affection.
Teams do not go physically flat, they go mentally stale.
If you really want something , you can have it if you're willing to pay the price. And the price means you have to work better and harder than the next guy.
The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.
They call it coaching but it is teaching. You do not just tell them...you show them the reasons.
Preparedness is the ultimate confidence builder.