That's what I mean by being bilingual: comfortable in your skin, comfortable with all parts of who you are.
There are no short cuts. If you want to do something special, there's a serious price to pay. There's no way around it.
People always talk about going on offensive runs. But you can go on defensive runs too
The guys who take shortcuts, who aren't ready, they fail when their opportunity comes
Practice is important. The regular season is important. Your meetings are important. Your walk-through is important. Everything is important. You want to be a championship team, there's a price to pay. And that's what you have to do. There's no shortcuts. You can't shortcut your way to success.
In all my years one thing has never changed; You win with serious, tough-minded players. That never changes
The challenge is not to get caught up in the hoopla. To understand what goes into winning - stay focused, you've got to be prepared, you need an edge. If you get lost in all the other stuff you're not going to be prepared to play well.
Our people were not happy. I knew at some point we were going to win. It's a little unfair, but that's the reality. To some degree, it became a one-game season for some folks.
Renata reached out for the gun nearest to her and a full magazine of rounds. She had the weapon loaded, locked and ready for action in three seconds flat. Niko had never seen anything sexier in his life.
Much handled things are always soft(27).
Despotism may govern without faith, but liberty cannot. How is it possible that society should escape destruction if the moral tie is not strengthened in proportion as the political tie is relaxed? And what can be done with a people who are their own masters if they are not submissive to the Deity?