"Not only did Judas sell Jesus for thirty pieces of silver; he also sold himself."

“To be a successful coach you should be and look prepared. You must be a man of integrity. Never break your word. Don't have two sets of standards. Remember you don't handle players-you handle pets. You deal with players. Stand up for your players. Show them you care-on and off the court. Very important-it's not 'how' or 'what' you say but what they absorb.”

“Entrepreneurs almost always have to step out of existing institutions that embody old ways of doing things to build their vision.”

“The fact of the matter is that everybody treats me pretty much as one of the boys, which I take as a great compliment”

“Calmly in the precious present, be a light for love and wisdom in the window on your world.”

“The High Septon once told me that as we sin, so do we suffer.”

“An athlete needs to read situations before they happen.”

“However much you love somebody, you should always keep a part of yourself to yourself. Never give it all. You can never be yourself otherwise.”

“There is no rose without thorns.”

Source : Pam Muñoz Ryan (2012). “Esperanza Rising”, p.14, Scholastic Inc.