You have to be mentally 'there.' Your talent is there, but you have to be mentally there, too.

Whenever I get into a tough situation...I think of growing up, and I say, 'This situation won't be the worst one I've ever been in.

Coaches and ownership are just like the fans on the street. They can always do it better, and they would always have done it differently when it doesn't work out.

The fans are great. They give me that extra edge.

Christians need to have a mindset of victory, because God has destined us for victory

Subtle difference between a hero and an opportunist is not where you stand, but its timing. Standing up against injustice when it suits is convenience, not heroism

Friendship needs a certain parallelism of life a community of thought a rivalry of aim.

You have to watch out with my plays. They're like yeast. You think they're one thing, then all of a sudden subtext gets to working.

I see neither bravery nor sacrifice in destroying life or property, for offense or defense.

Baseball can have its perfect dimensions, its undeniable drama, but hockey, for all its wrongs, still has the potential to deliver a momentary, flashing magic that is found in no other game we play.

Ive never drunk coffee. Im convinced it has something to do with why my skin is good. I have either mint, green or black tea.

I learned not to care ... and to write for an imaginary reader whose tastes were similar to my own.

We are mere journeymen, planting seeds for someone else to harvest.

Give your main clause a little space. Prose is not like boxing; the skilled writer deliberately telegraphs his punch, knowing that the reader wants to take the message directly on the chin.