Toughness Is...

"Toughness is your mental character. It is a fighters mentality and a willingness to fight through whatever comes your way."

"It doesn't take toughness to start a fight, it takes toughness to get back up every time and finish."

Leadership Is...

"Leadership is always measured by what you do when you've lost something."

A Championship Is...

A championship is something...
that everyone wants so badly...
until they get it...
And then they want more...

We Are All Led By Something

We are all led by something

-If we are led by our values we are unselfish

-If we are led by our emotions we are selfish

Winners vs. Quitters By Vince Lombardi

Which one are you at the end of the race?

Winning By Vince Lomardi

At The End Of The Year

At The End Of The Year By Geno Auriemma

"At the end of the year the good players must become great and the great players must become legends." -Geno Auriemma

We Want What We Don't Have

We Want What We Don't Have By Jeff Gordon

"We want what we don't have and as soon as we get it we dont want it anymore.  We want more.  Appreciation, then, becomes the ultimate prize of success." -Jeff Gordon

Owning vs. Borrowing

Owning vs. Borrowing By Geno Auriemma

"We have problems because people don't own this.  They borrow it for a couple of years then throw it away.  Once you are part of this tradition you are connected for life.  But there are always those who just take, take, take and never give back.  We know who those people are because once they are gone, they are gone.  We never see or hear from them again."  -Geno Auriemma

Fight for It Everyday

Fight For It Everyday By Geno Auriemma

"Where you guys want to go is a really hard thing to do.  You have to decide if this is important enough to you that you are willing to fight for it everyday.  Most teams will refuse to do this.  What will you do? "