“Can’t win without talent, you know.”

Don’t be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.

Make your life exciting.

I don’t believe in looking past anybody – I wouldn’t look past the Little Sisters of the Poor after they stayed up all night.

I don’t believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people.

When I’m losing, they call me nuts. When I’m winning, they call me eccentric.

That’s not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.

Live in the moment that you are in.

If you’re straight with your players, they’ll be straight with you.

Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.

The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.

I believe in a business boarding up early. If you make a mistake, you put the boards in the window of the store and say, “Hey, I made a mistake.

All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.

There’s no one who’s dropped on top of the mountain. You’ve got to work your way to the top.

When a guy takes off his coat, he’s not going to fight. When a guy takes off his wristwatch, watch out!

So they should make a great effort, a Mount Everest type effort, to live up to their potential. Success is a communal type thing.

I want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.