Quotes from Don Yaeger

Not winning a title gives fuel to sportswriters and talking heads who question an athlete's true value.

Bill Veeck was a charismatic and somewhat eccentric owner-fan during the post-WWII years.

Magic Johnson was in the seventh year of his Hall of Fame career when thoughts of his basketball afterlife led him to the office of uber-executive Michael Ovitz, co-founder of Creative Artists Agency, Hollywood's most powerful agency.

Dungy, head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, has long believed that he, his staff and players should be as devoted to family time as they are to playing time, as focused on giving to charities as they are to taking the ball away from opponents.

Chris Paul is one of the brightest stars in the National Basketball Association, a must-see player with the New Orleans Hornets whose deft ball skills and eye-popping speed have attracted admirers all over the world.

There is a strong sense of understanding, appreciation, shared responsibility, and trust that unites and motivates the team to work together.

We should all strive to be extraordinary, and that starts with a focus on our own capabilities instead of those of our opponents.