Never try to be better than someone else. Learn from others, and try to be the best you can be. Success is the by-product of that preparation.
There is no more powerful leadership tool than your own personal example.
Reverse the ball one time for a good shot, two times for a great shot, three times for a layup.
A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.
It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
Passion is momentary; love is enduring.
Respect a man, and he will do all the more.
Promise yourself to make all your friends know there is something in them that is special and that you value.
Well, if you’re true to yourself you’re going to be true to everyone else.
I’ve been blessed in so many ways.
The importance of repetition until automaticity cannot be overstated. Repetition is the key to learning.
You get ideas across better through listening and the pat-on-the-back method than you do with a kick on the pants.
Love is the most powerful four letter word.
Promise yourself that you will talk health, happiness, and prosperity as often as possible.
Good values are like a magnet – they attract good people.
Don’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.
I am not as good as I ought to be. I am not as good as I want to be. I am not as good as I’m going to be. But I am thankful that I am better than I used to be.
Remember this, the choices you make in life, make you.
Opponents are working very hard to defeat us. Let’s not do it for them by defeating ourselves from within.
I don’t believe in looking back. If you make a decision that you think is the proper one at a time, then that’s the correct decision.