"We strive for perfection in everything we do; knowing full well that we'll never reach it because perfection is unattainable. But as we strive for perfection we achieve excellence because gentleman, I'm not interested in just being good."

 

- Vince Lombardi

 

"Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there."

 

- John Wooden

 

"Play hard. Play smart. Play together."

 

- Dean Smith

 

"Excellence is what happens when you try each day to both do and be a little better than you were yesterday."

 

- Pat Riley

 

"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, and others make it happen."

 

- Michael Jordan

 

"A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals."

 

- Larry Bird

 

"At one point in your life you either have the thing you want or the reasons why you don't."

 

- Andy Roddick