If I was renowned as as tough coach, I also wanted to be a caring one

God doesn’t take things away to be cruel. He takes things away to make room for other things. He takes things away to lighten us. He takes things away so we can fly.

Here's how I'm going to beat you. I'm going to outwork you. That's it. That's all there is to it.

It is what it is. But, it will be what you make it.

You can't always be the most talented person in the room. But you can be the most competitive

Attitude is a choice. Think positive thoughts daily. Believe in yourself.

No one feels strong when she examines her own weakness. But in facing weakness, you learn how much there is in you, and you find real strength.

I won 1,098 games, and eight national championships, and coached in four different decades. But what I see are not the numbers. I see their faces.

Discipline helps you finish a job, and finishing is what separates excellent work from average work.

Offense sells tickets, defense wins games, rebounding wins championships.

Admit to and make yourself accountable for mistakes. How can you improve if you're never wrong?

If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.

...what makes a story unique is not necessarily the information in the story but what the writer chooses to put in or leave out.(pg. 146-147)

Sometimes, you don't need a $5,000 guitar - you need $5,000 worth of lessons.

Green how I love you green. Green wind. Green boughs. The ship on the sea And the horse on the mountain.

Endurance is often the best indicator of validity & value

Sometimes a perceived obstacle is just an opportunity in disguise.

In this world, there is a fine line between enlightenment and brain damage.

Ego is the greatest killer of one's potential

I like to have a simple workplace.

String Theory describes energy and matter as being composed of tiny, wiggling strands of energy that look like strings. And the pitch of a string's vibration determines the nature of its effect.