* "The biggest mistake an athlete can make is to be afraid to make one."....anonymous

* "Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice."...Jackson Brown, Jr. (Ed.Note: Coaches, don't pass over this lightly....call into your office and check how your coaches, secretaries, and other helpers answer the phone...then coach them to improve)

*"Many athletes have tremendous God-given gifts, but they don't focus on the development of those gifts. Who are these individuals? You've never heard of them-- and you never will. It's true in sports and it's true everywhere in life. Hard work is the difference. Very hard work."....John Wooden

*"When you do more than you're paid to do, you will eventually be paid more for what you do."....Zig Ziglar (Ed.Note: How many times have you heard someone say, "I'm not paid to do that"? Quit worrying what you are paid to do and begin paying attention to what needs to be done on a job)

*"You've got to continue to grow or else you're just like last night's cornbread--stale and dry."...Loretta Lynn

*"The skyline is a promise, not a bound."...Guilford Dudley, Jr.