My dad always had this little sign on his desk: 'The bigger your head is, the easier your shoes are to fill'. He really drilled that in.

Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We.

The strength of the team lies within the individual. And the strength of the individual lies within the team

The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.

You can't force your will on people. If you want them to act differently, you need to inspire them to change themselves

I won't coach this team next year if he is still here. He won't listen to anyone. I've had it with this kid.

No one plays this or any game perfectly. It's the guy who recovers from his mistakes who wins.

The most we can hope for is to create the best possible conditions for success, then let go of the outcome. The ride is a lot more fun that way.

Before a vision (dream) can become a reality, it must be owned by every member of the group.

Leadership is not about forcing your will on others. It's about mastering the art of letting go.

The sign of a great player is how much he elevates his colleagues' performance.

Average is common. Excellence is rare.

Many great people have experienced some kind of failure. They build on the lessons from failing to become great.

But it required a disastrous, internecine war to bring this question of human freedom to a crisis, and the process of striking the shackles from the slave was accomplished in a single hour.

As far as Germany extends it ruins culture.

I love people that come from another country. I love talking to them.

The link between peace and stability on the one hand, and social and economic growth on the other, is dialectic. Peace, poverty, and backwardness cannot mix in one region.

Bare your struggles very close to your heart and have them be a part of you that you’re proud of instead of something that you’re ashamed of.

Road racing is rock 'n roll; track is Carnegie Hall.

Great change always comes down to the actions of a single person.

I owe my allegiance to the working class.