If you are going to be a champion, you must be willing to pay a greater price.

Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate.

Getting hit motivates me. It makes me punish the guy more. A fighter takes a punch, hits back with three punches.

If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians.

Pain is temporary. Quiting last forever.

It’s lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.

Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.

Excellence is not a singular act but a habit. You are what you do repeatedly.

I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.

In the end, it’s extra effort that separates a winner from second place. But winning takes a lot more that that, too. It starts with complete command of the fundamentals. Then it takes desire, determination, discipline, and self-sacrifice. And finally, it takes a great deal of love, fairness and respect for your fellow man. Put [...]

If you train hard, you’ll not only be hard, you’ll be hard to beat.

The five S’s of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit.

My jump was imperfect, my run-in was too short and my hands were too far back at takeoff. When I manage to iron out these faults, I am sure I can improve.

You’ve got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference.