Success rests not only on ability, but upon commitment, loyalty, and pride.
Each of us, if we would grow, must be committed to excellence. The championships, the money, the color; all of these things linger only in the memory. It is the spirit, the will to excel, the will to win; these are the things that endure.
The joy is in creating, not maintaining.
Having the capacity to lead is not enough. The leader must be willing to use it.
I’ve never known a man worth his salt who, in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn’t appreciate the grind, the discipline.
There’s no such thing as Perfection. But, in striving for perfection, we can achieve excellence.
Once a man has made a commitment to a way of life, he puts the greatest strength in the world behind him. It’s something we call heart power. Once a man has made this commitment, nothing will stop him short of success.
If you’re lucky enough to find a guy with a lot of head and a lot of heart, he’s never going to come off the field second.
A team that thinks it’s going to lose is going to lose.
The good Lord gave you a body that can stand most anything. It’s your mind you have to convince.
Once a man has made his commitment, nothing will stop him short of success.
Nobody is hurt. Hurt is in the mind. If you can walk, you can run.
If you are five minutes early, you are already ten minutes late.
It is essential to understand that battles are primarily won in the hearts of men. Men respond to leadership in a most remarkable way and once you have won his heart, he will follow you anywhere.
Mistakes are the necessary steps in the learning process; once they have served their purpose, they should be forgotten and not repeated.
I said, ‘You missed practice yesterday didn’t you?’ The player replied, ‘No coach, not a bit.’
I’ve been accused of lacking compassion. But that just shows I’m not without compassion.
When you travel with the team and you eat with the team – you eat what the team eats.
A disciplined person is the one who follows the will of the one who gives the orders.
Leaders are made, they are not born.