It is the responsibility of leadership to provide opportunity, and the responsibility of individuals to contribute.

In examining the potential of individuals, we must focus on their strengths and not just their mistakes. We cannot be limited by what they may have spilled in the kitchen.

A good leader gives his people an allowance to fail, an opportunity to grow, and the responsibility to lead and be better than he.

Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable.

I made a personal commitment to myself that when the opportunity came it would need to be at the right place and the right time. The job is just too demanding to want to be an athletic director. I wanted to be an athletic director where I knew it was the right place and the right time.

I'm sure they'll be able to provide an answer. But I insisted that we be provided with an opportunity to ask the questions.