Quotes About Development

I feel playful aggression is important for children because they have to deal with all kinds of anger and aggression in their lives.

What I feel for the ball, what I enjoy, as a player and now as a coach, the satisfaction I feel when I see great players, is the same as in the school playground: seeing moves build, seeing understanding, passes flow, seeing it all fit together. That's what I admire and ultimately, that's what you learn at school.

My playground as a musician is growing.

My playground was our company. That's really where I grew up.

You only get better by playing.

I'm gonna have some nights when it's not gonna come. But if you keep playing natural, it's just gonna come. I'm gonna keep getting better, keep getting better, and one day, everything's gonna pay off.

I can't imagine as a rookie actually playing good football. I went through it.

But I guess I like playing flawed guys 'cause it gives a place for the characters to go.

You don't want a character who sits on an even playing field the whole time.

I encourage all players to work to be their best, which includes looking for opportunities beyond the playing field.

Playing games and watching film, I've been able to see the improvements I can make and how much better I can be. It's exciting to think about it.

The only way you're going to improve is playing games and learning, being a regular week on week.

I love playing games, but also training.

Playoff hockey is the best way to market your team. It's the best way to grow your fan base and give hope to your players and for them to develop.

When I first got drafted, I've really grown. Coming in, I was kind of nervous but honestly I've been really blessed going to two playoff series, one against Miami and the next year against Chicago and the Celtics. I've progressed easier.

Experience I think is a big part of getting better and being a better team and going to the playoffs and toward the championship for sure.

Any chance a rookie gets to go play in the playoffs, that should be a boost going into summer league. That should be a boost for the rest of your career. That's something that a lot of rookies can't say they did.

When you have a year of experience and also the experience of playing in the playoffs, it just makes a world of difference.

Guys really do get better as the playoffs go along.

Whether it's the playoffs, whether it's not the playoffs, it doesn't matter as long as we're getting better.

Everyone who plays this game wants to continue to improve.

Mentorship plays such an important role in business - we know it's a must - and I believe schools should embrace it in a much fuller way.

Not to be narcissistic, but I truly believe in order to make yourself better, you should see what you did before and what was good about that and what wasn't - same way a football team plays a game and then they go back and watch film.

Because I didn't go to graduate school or have mentorship out of college, meeting other playwrights and developing those friendships as a result of being a 'grown up' playwright - that's become an essential community for me. My contemporaries are all my mentors whether they know it or not.