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“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”

“If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end.”

“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.”

“Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.”

“My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you'll win... channel your energy. Focus.”

“On a good team there are no superstars. There are great players who show they are great players by being able to play with others as a team. They have the ability to be superstars, but if they fit into a good team, they make sacrifices, they do things necessary to help the team win. What the numbers are in salaries or statistics don't matter; how they play together does.”

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

“The best teams have chemistry. They communicate with each other and they sacrifice personal glory for a common goal.”

“If you are afraid of failure, you don't deserve success.”

“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.”

“One man cannot make a team.”

“The most important quality I look for in a player is accountability. You've got to be accountable for who you are. It's too easy to blame things on someone else.”

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

“The coach should be the absolute boss, but he still should maintain an open mind.”

“Every season is a journey. Every journey is a lifetime.”

“A person really doesn't become whole, until he becomes a part of something that's bigger than himself.”

“If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.”

“Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”

“There is no such thing as life in-between.”