Whatever your discipline, become a student of excellence in all things. Take every opportunity to observe people who manifest the qualities of mastery.

The world isn't fast-paced, it's frenetic. People have to be managers of themselves. Time has been managing itself for 15 billion years; we have to manage ourselves in the context of time.

The desire for self-improvement is vital. There is no point in pushing children; they need to be the ones who want to learn new skills.

The body was being given all the publicity, so you had the world athletic championships, you had rugby championships, you had football championships -- and where was the brain? I mean, the brain was at the head of all these bodies.

This is a very dangerous year for Britain. The Germans have some extraordinary talent, and they are saying they can win the individual and team gold.

Learning how to learn is life's most important skill.