“To me, a great player is someone who gives it all they've got and makes the players around them better."—Karl Malone

"One part of a machine cannot possibly produce a worthwhile product or result. All the parts working together, however, can produce unbelievable results."

"Excellence is the exceptional drive to exceed expectations."

"The strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack."

"You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose."—Lou Holtz

"Never mind what others do; do better than yourself, beat your own record from day to day, and you are a success."—William J.H. Boetcker

"You get out of life what you put into it."—Dan Lier

"Winning is more related to good defense than good offense."—Jack Ramsey

"A winner achieves; a loser talks about what might have been."

"Control your own destiny, or someone else will."

"To win the game is great; to play the game is greater; to love the game is greatest."

"In order to be your best, you must demand more from yourself than anyone else could expect."—Dan Lier

"There is absolutely no point in putting your best foot forward if you are going to drag the other one."

"Defense is the great equalizer. It's the chief characteristic of the champion and the trademark of the underdog."—Jack Ramsey

"Success is a journey and not a destination."

"Never be outworked."

"Fear of failure is 90% the cause of failure."

"Everyone cannot be quick, big, or strong, but everyone can be aggressive."—Bob Knight