It is important for coaches to mentor young people toward those things that are most important in life and aid them in creating their own order of priorities to live by.

We live in a society that only embraces success and that is who we are. It takes a great deal of inner strength to deal with the time commitment of coaching when very little seems to be accomplished.

I think we had to hit rock-bottom in all facets of the program before we could ever start moving in a positive direction.

If you are not a part of the solution then you must be part of the problem. I am done with problems here!

The great cancer facing all of us during this ‘new millennium’ is entitlement.

Before success can truly become routine, there must be that transition from that wanting/hoping to have success toward honestly knowing you can earn success with your talents and work ethic.

To achieve any group goal, individuals must work to improve themselves as a means to improve the group.

I teach our young men that respect is earned each day on the practice field, in the classroom, and how each young man lives his life.

The third year at a school for any head coach is the most important year for the program they are attempting to develop.

A team goal requires a team effort.

Coaches must take calculated risks all the time. One thing is to talk about what you plan to do and another is to prepare and then execute a plan toward change.

Strange, how death had a way of turning a table upside down in an instant. It swept away all the dust that covered treasures, blew the fog from one’s view, knockedaway facades.

You don’t need to marry a man with millions. You only need to be your exquisite self.

Hearing is believing...a magician with the piano.

Writing about race and crime was not new territory for me. But it can be treacherous. So here are my rules: No stereotypes. No generalizations. No explanations. No apologies. Just the facts, ma'am.

Bill Belichick is the best professional football coach I think ever lived. I'm upset that I played for a plethora of teams and never got an opportunity to play for Bill Belichick.

Citizens of liberal welfare states become increasingly narcissistic

All special charters of freedom must be abrogated where the universal law of freedom is to flourish.

We just don't want to repeat anything that we've done in the movies [X-man] or that we're going to do in the movies. There's so many stories to tell, we just want to stay out of each other's way.

You can pay people to teach, But you can't pay them to care.

We have to change the whole job structure of America. We have got to basically reorient our economy toward the future.