Winning is important to me, but what brings me real joy is the experience of being fully engaged in whatever I'm doing.

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.

You may have told me your story, but you’re still practically a stranger to me. I don’t know the you that you are right now as well as I know your past.

It is easier for a libertarian to attack the science of global warming than to alter one's core libertarian beliefs.

Here and elsewhere we shall not obtain the best insight into things until we actually see them growing from the beginning.

There are times when you want your privacy, when you don't want the cameras in your face capturing your every move, every tear, every look. But I've gotten used to it.

It breaks towards the center of the earth when it is above the hole.

The worst surroundings in the world can be tolerated if the people in them are interesting and kind.

Remember Henry Adam's jest that the succession of presidents from Washington to Grant disproved the theory of evolution?

See the effect of commercial intercourse.

A woman will forget that a man is male, if they are good enough friends, but men rarely forget that a woman is feminine.

I have defended democracy, human rights, and brotherhood between peoples. And I'll keep doing so for as long as I live.