Failure Is Not Getting Beat. Failure Is

A Hard-fought, Well-fought, Hairline-close Game Is As Classical In Sports As Tragedy Is In The Theater. Victory Is Contained Within Defeat, And Defeat Is Contained Within Victory. That's The Way It Is In The Best Of Games. What Counts In Sports Is Not The Victory, But The Magnificence Of The Struggle.

To Teach An Academic Subject Is Certainly Not Easy, But Compared To Coaching, It Is. We Can Say Two Plus Two Is Four To Every Kid And Be Sure That We Are Right. But In Coaching, We Have To Literally Get To The Soul Of The People We Are Dealing With.

When A Team Outgrows Individual Performance And Learns Team Confidence, Excellence Becomes A Reality.

Success And Excellence Are Not The Same. Excellence Grows Within A Person, Is Largely Within That Person's Control, And Its Meaning Lasts. Success Is Measured Externally, By Comparison To Others, Is Often Outside Our Control, And Is Perishable.

Losing A Game Is Heartbreaking. Losing Your Sense Of Excellence Or Worth Is A Tragedy.