“I’m not afraid to die.”

We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.

Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

Discipline yourself, and others won’t need to.

Love is the most important thing in the world. Hate, we should remove from the dictionary.

A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.

I was built up from my dad more than anyone else.

The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.

If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?

I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs.

The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.

What is right is more important than who is right.

I think that in any group activity – whether it be business, sports, or family – there has to be leadership or it won’t be successful.

Ability is a poor man’s wealth.

It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.

It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.

The best competition I have is against myself to become better.

Dear God, I am so afraid to open my clenched fists! Who will I be when I have nothing left to hold on to? Who will I be when I stand before you with empty hands? Please help me to gradually open my hands and to discover that I am not what I own, but what you want to give me.

I’m not afraid of being dead, that’s to say there’s nothing to be afraid of. I won’t know I’m dead, would be my strong conviction. And if I find that I’m alive in any way at all, that’ll be a pleasant surprise. I quite like surprises.

Don’t be afraid to shed the leaves of your past decisions, so you can thrive in this new season.

Truth is not afraid of questions.

And with the right mentor, don’t be afraid to expose your vulnerabilities. Admit you don’t know what you don’t know. When you acknowledge your weaknesses and ask for advice, you’ll be surprised how much others will help.

You are afraid to die, and you’re afraid to live. What a way to exist.

In order to access a warrior’s courage, we must explore why we are so committed to our story and what we are afraid will happen if we give it up.

The very cave you are afraid to enter turns out to be the source of what you are looking for.