"We should never discourage young people from dreaming dreams."

"I worry about the things I can affect, and the things I have no control over I move by."

"The American dream, to me, means having the opportunity to achieve, because I don't think you should be guaranteed anything other than opportunity."

"If you fail the first time that's just a chance to start over again."

"If you want it, you've got to give it."

"If you can't go through it, find a way around it. Don't spend all your time banging your head."

"I never really had a chance to know the players individually... I thought when they were on the floor, they worked hard. But I never really got to know them."