Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.

You can lose when you outscore somebody in a game. And you can win when you're outscored.

Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.

When you hurry you're more apt to make mistakes. But you have to be quick. If you're not quick you can't get things done.

Love is the most important thing in the world. Hate, we should remove from the dictionary.

In the end, it's about the teaching, and what I always loved about coaching was the practices. Not the games, not the tournaments, not the alumni stuff. But teaching the players during practice was what coaching was all about to me.

I talked to the players and tried to make them aware of what was good and bad, but I didn't try to run their lives.

My eyesight is not nearly as good. My hearing is probably going away. My memory is slipping too. But I'm still around.

All of life is peaks and valleys. Don't let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.

Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.

Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.

I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.

There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.

Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.

Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.

If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes.

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.