As cruel as life might be at times, if you throw in the towel, which is what everyone will expect, then nothing good will happen and your life will fall apart. Be better than that!

Coaching doesn’t start with X’s and O’s. It starts with believing that players win games and coaches win players.

Don’t believe in the fate society chose for you. Instead, carve out a new fate for yourself.

Nothing profound ever happens in your life when you remain in your comfort zone.

The true measure of a person’s character is how one handles one’s failures, not successes.

The effectiveness of a leader is best judged by the actions of those he guides.

Recognize the remarkable individuals in your life who help you envision a world far beyond yourself.

Every great thing that has been accomplished, and is yet to be accomplished, starts with a dream.

There is one possession that can never be taken away as long as you will not allow it to be taken, and that is your word.

Internal character: how you behave when no one is watching.

A leader or mentor gives credit to others when things go right, and accepts the blame when things go wrong.

You have everything inside you, though you sometimes only recognise certain bits relating to the current stage of your path.

Blood rushed to the regions of my body that I associated with naughtiness, and I was powerless to stop it.

As I always have with stand-up or anything, you kind of draw on what you're going through in your life.

I think I have an ongoing conversation with God. I think throughout the day, I'm constantly asking myself questions about what I'm doing, why am I doing it.

The camera is a kind of license.

Equality of opportunity is meaningless for those who do not have the capabilities to take advantage of it.

I love theater, I would love to do a play, but it's hard to beat.

In closing, the greatest threat to peace on this earth is the arrogance of a super-power [America] that is out of control.

We may attack systems. We must not attack men.

You and I are not what we eat; we are what we think.