Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Great Quotes

"When you are faced with tough decisions is when your philosophy comes forward."
-Chicago Bulls General Manager, John Paxson

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result."
-Albert Einstein

"Show me a good and gracious loser, and I'll show you a failure."
-Former Notre Dame Head Coach, Knute Rockne

"Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there."
-Former UCLA Head Coach, John Wooden

"Failing to prepare, is preparing to fail."
-Former UCLA Bruins Head Coach, John Wooden

"If you do the things you need to do when you need to do them, then someday, you can do the things you want when you want to do them"
-Unknown

"Everything you do is being observed by your 29 other competitors who are trying to beat you, so it's best for your competitors not to know what you're doing. And so I do all my business that way."
-Washington Nationals President, Stan Kasten

"From my seat, we've got so many guys that I don't have to worry about what they're doing in the summertime. That's a beautiful thing. I grew up in that environment around here—we had guys who loved to workout during the offseason. I don't need to prod our guys to get in the gym."
-Bulls General Manager, John Paxson

"Plan your work and work your plan."
-Arizona Cardinals Head Coach, Dennis Green

"What is really impressive is their player development, the fact that they've brought in so many international players and integrated them into a system. If you're in the basketball business, the Spurs are who you want to be."
-ESPN Analyst, Jack Ramsey

"As long as you go to work and don't try to look like you have all the answers as a rookie, just keep your mouth shut and try to outwork everyone, you win over your teammates and the coaching staff."
-Notre Dam Head Coach, Charlie Weis

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