Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin' and preachin' were a lot alike.

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.

Controlling unwanted thoughts is not the problem. Believing, thrusting, and taking direction from them is.

If we could only learn to look on evil as evil, whether it's clothed in filth or monotony or magnificence.

I Respect A Man Who Reads More Books Than I Do In A Day.

Subjectivity measures nothing consistently.

I think our biggest problem is lack of real, honest communication between black men and black women. A lot of men talk amongst men, and a lot of women speak amongst women.

If you sit by the wayside waiting for Success, your knees will be too stiff to follow her when she passes.

A good eater must be a good man; for a good eater must have a good digestion, and a good digestion depends upon a good conscience.

I try to avoid cheese, dairy and a lot of meat, but I do like them.

The most difficult thing to do is drama.

The divorce is from my old putter. I think it's final - at least we're due for a long separation. I've suffered with that old putter for two years now. It got so rude I couldn't stand it.