There is always someone better than you, at everything.
Those who enforce the rules can be mistaken or even biased and conditions under which you have to operate are often bad.
You can do your very best and still not succeed. This isn't unfair, it just is.
People will cheat and you will lose because someone is not honest.
It is important, in fact essential, to continue trying hard long after success is no longer a possibility.
You must never let down those who have invested it you--teachers, coaches, parents and later bosses--even though your motivation has long since dissipated.
It is as important to learn how to be a gracious loser as it is to be a humble winner.
A team is about something much larger than any one person.
Individuals do not succeed, teams do.
Playing your role, whatever that role, is an honorable thing to do.
Intense physical activity is good for almost everything that ails us.
Kids feeling the endorphin-laced thrill of exertion will habituate into adopting a healthy lifestyle.
Sharing a goal is not the same as sharing success. The camaraderie of a team comes from the former not the latter.
One small mistake in an otherwise flawless performance can be the difference between winning and losing.
Practicing anything will make you better, more confident and, perhaps at some point, lead to success. But you practice to become better and more confident.
Outcome cannot be controlled, only processes and effort.
Failing to win is not failing. Teams improve, players improve and that is success. You can play a great game and someone else can just play better. Failing to win can just be bad luck.