A team goal requires a team effort.

We live in a society that only embraces success and that is who we are. It takes a great deal of inner strength to deal with the time commitment of coaching when very little seems to be accomplished.

It is important for coaches to mentor young people toward those things that are most important in life and aid them in creating their own order of priorities to live by.

I think we had to hit rock-bottom in all facets of the program before we could ever start moving in a positive direction.

If you are not a part of the solution then you must be part of the problem. I am done with problems here!

The great cancer facing all of us during this ‘new millennium’ is entitlement.

Before success can truly become routine, there must be that transition from that wanting/hoping to have success toward honestly knowing you can earn success with your talents and work ethic.

To achieve any group goal, individuals must work to improve themselves as a means to improve the group.

I teach our young men that respect is earned each day on the practice field, in the classroom, and how each young man lives his life.

The third year at a school for any head coach is the most important year for the program they are attempting to develop.

Coaches must take calculated risks all the time. One thing is to talk about what you plan to do and another is to prepare and then execute a plan toward change.

A person without regrets is called a corpse.

She was fragile, gentle, wide awake in a sleeping world.

I leave you free to be yourself: to think your thoughts, indulge your tastes, follow your inclinations, behave in ways that you decide are to your liking.

My dean gave me permission to model during my work semester, even though I was in the Criminal Justice Department. I don't know whether I'd ever have become a model if he hadn't let me do that.

NOSTALGIA IS A WEAPON

It is never a good sign when the most exciting thing on television is a dancing Republican.

We arrogantly assume that the nervous system doesn't really need to be coaxed into romance. That romance comes from some other place.

I am a very religious person, so it is the presence of God, the constant unwavering, unrelenting presence of God which continues to help me to keep a character which I am proud to show.

We can't kill our way to victory, and no armed force anywhere - no matter how good - can deliver these keys alone. It requires teamwork and cooperation.

Listen to the voice that speaks inside