Basketball coaching Quotes · Page 3

You better have great practices.

— Al McGuire

One man cannot make a team.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

No rebounds - no rings.

— Pat Riley

Great shooters are one dribble guys.

— Rick Majerus

Prepare for every game like you just lost your last game.

— Lon Kruger

When you watch the game, be a student of the game.

— Don Meyer

Always acknowledge hustle plays in practice.

— Lou Campanelli

A great way to test the conditioning of your team is the two-mile run.

— Bobby Knight

There is nothing more important than rebounding... don't just give it lip service.

— Don Meyer

Good shooters take the shots; best shooters take most of the shots.

— Don Meyer

What we do at LSU is to develop players and make them better.

— John Brady

It is not what you teach, but what you emphasize.

— Don Meyer

Unless you plan to out-rebound and out-shoot everyone you play, then you better learn to handle the ball.

— Henry Iba

Courage gives a leader the ability to stand straight and not sway, no matter which way the wind blows.

— Mike Krzyzewski

I never let our players get satisfied, I never let our Coaches get satisfied, I was never satisfied. We can always do…

— John Wooden

Shared suffering: one guy messes up and everyone runs. One guy does well and everyone benefits.

— Don Meyer

The big time is not a place; it's the state of your heart. It's not something you get; it's something you become.

— Frosty Westering

Coaches can talk and talk and talk about something, but if you get it on tape and show it to them, it…

— Larry Bird

A guy who gives you less than what he has to give is, one, telling you what he thinks of you, and…

— Pete Carril

You should sub a player out when you see a player not going full-speed or playing selfish basketball.

— Dean Smith

I think that to stop an offense, you must go to the heart of that offense. If it is a particular move,…

— Bobby Knight

We feel that the 2-2-1 press is a very effective means of controlling tempo and providing us with opportunities to capitalize on…

— Jim Calhoun

And the trouble with me is that my ego just can't accept a loss. I suppose that if I were more perfectly…

— Vince Lombardi

Probably the most important aspect of individual defensive play is the 'close-out.' This approach to the ball should be made in a…

— Tex Winter

Perhaps the toughest call for a coach is weighing what is best for an individual against what is best for the team.…

— Tom Landry

In all the research you do as a coach, studying other coaches and championship-type situations, you find that all those teams combined…

— Pat Riley

In going for the last shot of the game most people wait too long to take the shot. Give yourself a chance…

— Norm Sloan

We have a simple rule for switching. Anytime there is movement over the top of a screen, there has to be an…

— Ralph Miller

The more honor and self-respect among players, the greater the team.

— Frosty Westering

The more your players have to think on the basketball court, the slower their feet get.

— Jerry Tarkanian

There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out.

— Pat Riley

Know how to win and how to lose and be able to handle adversity.

— Tom Osborne

If it doesn't bother you, it won't bother them.

— Pat Summitt

Always have your players go and pick-up the guy who draws the charge.

— Dean Smith

...you can't play any defense if the other team is on the foul line.

— Mike Krzyzewski

I think leadership is never singular. In a good organization, it's plural.

— Mike Krzyzewski

The coach should be the absolute boss, but he still should maintain an open mind.

— Red Auerbach

Work hard, stay focused and surround yourself with good people.

— Tom Osborne

Winning is about having the whole team on the same page.

— Bill Walton

Over coaching is the worst thing you can do to a player.

— Dean Smith