Quotes from Jeff Benedict

The true defining situation for a person is what they do when they are alone and don't have to do anything else. What do they do? Do they do frivolous things? That's when you define what you are.

Part of the genius of (Nick) Sabin's system was that he understood that no matter the skill set, he was inheriting vulnerable kids from various backgrounds. For those times when they made poor decisions, as they invariably did, the safety net must be strong as far and wide as possible.

Remember who you are. - Kim Clark Dean of Harvard Business School.

He loved him and considered him his best friend, yet he hated some of the things he did.

With the one hundred and ninety-ninth pick in the draft," the commissioner announced, "the New England Patriots select Tom Brady.

Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight quickly recognized that Riswold

attempt to explain the whereabouts of Tiger's wallet

As a human being, he might not have been lovable—or even likable—but as a performer, he possessed unsurpassed talents that he honed through a lifetime of practice. On Sunday afternoons, he shared his gifts with millions, enabling them to forget reality and vicariously experience thrills that were more exhilarating than anything felt in a church pew.

Like it or not, football serves as the front door to institutions, with the exception of the Ivy League," Floyd explained. "The reputation of a school is predicated on athletics. Football is first. Basketball is second. If you have a successful football program, it will support all the other revenue and non-revenue sports.

What they call you is one thing, but what you answer to is so much more important.

Woods was indulging in personal obsessions like never before, forcing him into an exhausting game of lying and covering up more and more to maintain his wholesome image. Tiger, more than anyone realized at the time, was living a lie.

As Woods lay unconscious on the road at 2:25 a.m. on November 27, 2009, blood on his teeth and lips, he finally appeared as he truly was-a vulnerable, fragile, deeply wounded person.