As far as famous quotes go, one remark, from a TED Talk by Methodist minister Donald Davis, will likely be etched in the minds of University of Virginia sports fans forever.
“If you learn to use adversity right, it will buy you a ticket to a place you couldn’t have gotten to any other way.”
It’s a quote that UVA men’s basketball head coach Tony Bennett’s wife, Laurel, shared with him in the aftermath of the team’s shocking loss to University of Maryland-Baltimore County in the opening round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament.