Learn from the mistakes of others-you can never live long enough to make them all yourself.

But what if I make a mistake?' Will asked.

Gilan threw back his head and laughed. 'A mistake? One mistake? You should be so lucky. You'll make dozens! I made four or five on my first day alone! Of course you'll make mistakes. Just don't make any of them twice. If you do mess things up, don't try to hide it. Don't try to rationalize it. Recognize it and admit it and learn from it. We never stop learning, none of us.

It's much easier, after all, to learn mathematics from someone who's made a few mistakes. It's impossible to learn it from someone who always gets it right.

We do not learn from experience... we learn from reflecting on experience.

Learning to cover a mistake is as important as getting everything right.

We have to become more proficient ball-handlers. They're learning from their mistakes.