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“What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.”

“The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.”

“The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.”

“If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges.”

“Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.”

“If you make every game a life and death proposition, you're going to have problems. For one thing, you'll be dead a lot.”

“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”

“Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.”

“If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes.”

“It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.”

“You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.”

“A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.”

“It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.”

“What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player.”

“Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.”

“Winning takes talent; to repeat takes character.”

“The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.”

“Never mistake activity for achievement.”

“Great teamwork is the only way we create the breakthroughs that define our careers.”

“Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We.”

“Pressure is something you feel when you do not know what you are doing.”

“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.”

“When you're playing against a stacked deck, compete even harder. Show the world how much you'll fight for the winners circle. If you do, someday the cellophane will crackle off a fresh pack, one that belongs to you, and the cards will be stacked in your favor.”

“Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer.”