Who you are should not be defined by your achievements.

The effectiveness of a leader is best judged by the actions of those he guides.

You can't be a successful leader or mentor until you have served. You can't serve until you have stepped out of your comfort zone. And you can't step out of your comfort zone unless you have character and keep your word.

What builds character? It's a commitment to integrity, hard work, honor and keeping your word. All of that comes straight out of the Sigma Nu Creed. The guy who wrote that meant it. The whole idea is to think about those words and make them a part of who you are.

Coaching doesn’t start with X’s and O’s. It starts with believing that players win games and coaches win players.

A true legacy is established over a lifetime and relates to what a human being does for others, not for himself.

Don’t believe in the fate society chose for you. Instead, carve out a new fate for yourself.

A leader or mentor gives credit to others when things go right, and accepts the blame when things go wrong.

In the marathon of life, there is no finish line.

Approach each new day as a new opportunity to be the person you aspire to be.

Nothing profound ever happens in your life when you remain in your comfort zone.

No matter how many good deeds we preform, they aren’t the ticket to earning God’s favor. God graces us in spite of what we do in this life, not because of.

Many men beg for a job but have no clue what hard work really means.

You think football builds character. It does not. It reveals character.

The exponential rewards you receive as a reaction to the service that you give is phenomenal. If everybody understood that you get back in spades what you put in in terms of service, not only will everybody’s lives be more fulfilling – I mean can you imagine a society look like that? I’m Bill Courtney and I share hope.