Never Stop

idleness was the devil’s golden opportunity.

The game starts long before the game.

Confidence is great. Cocky is death. It’s fine to say: “We’re gonna win!” It’s crazy to say: “We can’t lose!”

If everyone in America prepared for their jobs, whatever their jobs might be, with the sort of organization and determination that high-level athletes bring to their game, the world would be a far better place.

You can’t appreciate your success until you realize it’s built on a foundation of failure.

Leaders need mediators. Period. You can’t be the only voice that the people you’re leading ever hear. You need buffers, intermediaries now and then. ... That’s also leadership: bringing in other leaders.