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

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

Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who’ll argue with you.

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

Friendship is two-sided. It isn’t a friend just because someone’s doing something nice for you. That’s a nice person. There’s friendship when you do for each other. It’s like marriage – it’s two-sided.

Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.

You can lose when you outscore somebody in a game. And you can win when you’re outscored.

Be prepared and be honest.

Well, if you’re true to yourself you’re going to be true to everyone else.

It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.

I am not as good as I ought to be. I am not as good as I want to be. I am not as good as I’m going to be. But I am thankful that I am better than I used to be.

I don’t believe in praying to win.

The most important thing in the world is family and love.

I had three rules for my players: No profanity. Don’t criticize a teammate. Never be late.

When you hurry you’re more apt to make mistakes. But you have to be quick. If you’re not quick you can’t get things done.

Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.

I count the stars from whence we came. I name them all for you; my flame.

The speed of a runaway horse counts for nothing.

And I’m afraid, in this day and age, trust, which I count so, you know, I love loyalty. I love trust.

Nothing ever gets anywhere. The earth keeps turning round and gets nowhere. The moment is the only thing that counts.

If critics have problems with my personal life, it’s their problem. Anybody with half a brain would realize that it’s the charts that count.

Stay triumphant, keep on living. Stay on your toes, get off the ropes. Don’t let ’em ever count you out.

To count – really and truly to count – a woman must have goodness or brains.

You got to have a strong mind if you fall back. When you fall back, they going to count you out. So you got to have a strong mind and know your worth. When you come back, you’ve got to be different and even more better.