“The person who knows only success can be more oblivious to all the pitfalls.”

“The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures.”

“Anybody can get chewed out. It's the rare person who says, oh my god, you were right. As opposed to, no wait, the reason is... We've all heard that”

“A coach yells at the kid he thinks can improve but the coach will not yell at the kid who he/she knows won't.”

“If I only had three words of advice, they would be, Tell the Truth. If got three more words, I'd add, all the time.”

“educators best serve students by helping them be more self-reflective. The only way any of us can improve—as Coach Graham taught me—is if we develop a real ability to assess ourselves. If we can’t accurately do that, how can we tell if we’re getting better or worse?”

“An injured lion wants to know if he can still roar.”