In all my years one thing has never changed; You win with serious, tough-minded players. That never changes

People always talk about going on offensive runs. But you can go on defensive runs too

The guys who take shortcuts, who aren't ready, they fail when their opportunity comes

There are no short cuts. If you want to do something special, there's a serious price to pay. There's no way around it.

You have to have core values. What do you believe in? Do you believe in hard work? Do you believe in discipline? Do you believe in conditioning? Because those are the things I know that do work.

You're a sum of all your experiences.

You have to have a mentality. This is a business. This ain't hanging out having a good time

You learn from everybody. You learn from the players. You learn from great coaches. You learn from great teams

It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.

Winners never suffer defeat, but rather just many setbacks on their way to victory.

Nothing ventured nothing gained.

Sometimes if your only approach is cutting spending at a time when the economy's contracting, then the economy will contract further.

Like a good chess player, Satan is always trying to maneuver you into a position where you can save your castle only by losing your bishop.

If not yet lost to all the sense of shame.

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

I would say probably my least favorite costume ever was in 'Van Helsing.' That was a huge pain because it had thigh-high boots with 30 buckles on them that had to be done up individually.

Eat only until you're 4/5 full. An ancient Japanese injunction.

The graceful minuet-dance of fancy must give place to the toilsome, thorny pilgrimage of understanding. On the transition from the age of romance to that of science.