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"Each group and each youngster is different. As a leader or coach, you get to know what they need."
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"The real character of leaders does not show in fair weathers. When the sun of life begins to go hot, you will see for yourself some leaders are already melting off!"

"If I am to choose between "sleeping" and "being part of a leadership that pursues irrelevant agenda", I will choose "sleeping". Chasing of irrelevant agenda by a leadership sect is what made Nelson Mandela to call it "Long Walk to Freedom!"

"Ballot papers do not define leaders. Leadership is defined by conviction, vision, passion and inspiration."

"It's easier to maintain a good character than to recover it when it's gone bad!"

"Humility is the fundamental principle that builds up greatness. Arrogance on the other hand never brings anything good. When you are humble, you'll learn to become better."

"To become a better you, keep asking curious questions about yourself. If you lose, ask "why?"; if you win, ask "why not?"

"Great leaders are great servants because the only way of setting an example is by demonstrating an example. Service to mankind is the key to true leadership!"

"If you are really angry, then you must be willing to pay the price of being alone or be remanded for someone else to have their freedom, illumination and justice."

"One of the most common areas where we fail is when we begin to think that genetic make-up of a person determines how far he can lead". Leadership is learnt and practiced!"

"What began as an apparently harmless pastime has ended up as a frightening, overpowering addiction or obsession."
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"I've tried to handle winning well, so that maybe we'll win again, but I've also tried to handle failure well. If those serve as good examples for teachers and kids, then I hope that would be a contribution I have made to sport. Not just basketball, but to sport."

"Actually, the Kentucky moment was better than winning the two National Championships, because it was the epitome of what I try to get from a team in a crisis situation."

"To me, teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one. You become selfless."

"That's what I do now: I lead and I teach. If we win basketball games from doing that, then that's great, but I lead and teach. Those are the two things I concentrate on."

"I had a really bad temper, when I was growing up. Sport helped me channel that temper into more positive acts."

"Basketball was not my main sport in grade school, or even the first year of high school."

"My ambition in high school was to be a high school coach and teacher, and that's still what I do: teach."

"The life expectancy of a team is about eight months. Then the next year, it's a whole new team."
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