Life isn’t easy, but you never quit. Never. I may not have been the best, but I can always give my best. That’s how you demonstrate toughness.

Toughness is the ability not to rationalize.

Toughness is the ability not to rationalize. Rationalization is to make an excuse for not achieving more than you have to that point.

The tough player is the one who is difficult to play against and easy to play with.

Toughness is a skill. I don’t think we’re all born tough. You learn about toughness through your experience.

Hard work is not punishment. Hard work is the price of admission for the opportunity to reach sustained excellence.

The greatest compliment to any player is he is a great teammate. We can’t all be great players, but we can all be great teammates.

The difference is Villanova was a major conference team with pros on it.

Hard work is not punishment. Hard work is the price of admission for the opportunity to reach sustained excellence

The tough player is the one who is difficult to play against and easy to play with