A champion pays an extra price to be better than anyone else.

It's not the will to win that matters-everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters.

You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.

Don't give up at half time. Concentrate on winning the second half.

Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don't quit until you attain it. When you do attain it, set another goal, and don't quit until you reach it. Never quit.

Sure, I'd love to beat Notre Dame, don't get me wrong. But nothing matters more than beating that cow college on the other side of the state!

There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.

Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.

I make my practices real hard because if a player is a quitter, I want him to quit in practice, not in a game.

Little things make the difference. Everyone is well prepared in the big things, but only the winners perfect the little things.

The first time you quit, it's hard. The second time, it gets easier. The third time, you don't even have to think about it.

The days get longer and the nights smell green I guess it's not surprising but it's spring and I should leave.

I don't write to be understood

An obstinate man does not hold opinions but they hold him.

We're all simultaneously separated and connected by our devices, staring into our little screens, and also hungry for experience and community.

What's a bar bill but a surtax on reality?

Be patient and calm; no one can catch fish in anger.

Usually the things you dislike in a person are his defenses against fear.

A difficulty is a light. An insurmountable difficulty is a sun.

Some evolutionists will protest that we are caricaturing their view of adaptation. After all, do they not admit genetic drift, allometry, and a variety of reasons for nonadaptive evolution?

Nothing is lost forever. Trying keeps the hope alive.