Coaching is making men do what they don't want, so they can become what they want to be — Tom Landry Copy Share Image
Other people go to the office. I get to coach. I know I've been blessed. — Jim Valvano Copy Share Image
A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are. — Ara Parseghian Copy Share Image
Have a vision. Sell your program. Your team is going to reflect you. — Mark Gottfried Copy Share Image
Look for players with character and ability. But remember, character comes first. — Joe Gibbs Copy Share Image
If you want team play, you must stress defense. Defense makes players unselfish. — John Brady Copy Share Image
We put a premium on knowing what the other team does. Then we try to take them out of it. — P. J. Carlesimo Copy Share Image
I would rather have a player who has mastered two or three moves than to try to teach him six or seven. — Norm Sloan Copy Share Image
For us to be successful on defense, we must get back and stop the basketball, eliminate easy baskets, keep the ball out… — Dick Bennett Copy Share Image
Empower the people around you, from the janitor to the athletic director. You do that by being sincere, caring about others, and… — Sue Gunter Copy Share Image
Managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it; not hard enough and it flies… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
The mismatch is not what gets you beat. What gets you beat is giving up the uncontested, open shot. — Rick Majerus Copy Share Image
Do your best when no one is looking. If you do that, then you can be successful at anything you put your… — Bob Cousy Copy Share Image
If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we would all be much happier. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
It's not what you tell your players that counts. It's what they hear. — Red Auerbach Copy Share Image
Your ability to communicate to your young people will determine your success. — Jim Harrick Copy Share Image
Writing a manual forces you to place your thoughts and ideas down on paper. — Tara VanDerveer Copy Share Image
We teach offense 5-0/5-5 (whole method) and defense by part (1-1/3-3). — Dick Bennett Copy Share Image
If you get tough mentally, you can get tough physically and overcome fatigue. — Pat Riley Copy Share Image
My players on defense must have a hand-up on every shot. If not, they run sprints. — Rick Majerus Copy Share Image
Only praise behavior that you want to be repeated. Never use false praise. — Dean Smith Copy Share Image
Systems win! Believe in your system, and then sell it to your players. — Billy Donovan Copy Share Image
A person really doesn't become whole, until he becomes a part of something that's bigger than himself. — Jim Valvano Copy Share Image
If you don't hold your team accountable then you will lose credibility and your team will be spoiled. — John Brady Copy Share Image
The greatest ally you have to get things working well and the players performing as a team is the bench. Don't be… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Don't try to imitate other coaches. Be your own person with your own style and do your own thing. — Hubie Brown Copy Share Image
Basketball is a sport that involves the subtle interweaving of players at full speed to the point where they are thinking and… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
I learned early that if I wanted to achieve anything in life, I'd have to do it myself. I learned that I… — Lenny Wilkens Copy Share Image
I don't recruit players who are nasty to their parents. I look for players who realize the world doesn't revolve around them. — Pete Carril Copy Share Image
Most of my learning and philosophy regarding coaching basketball was developed after great frustration. — Dick Bennett Copy Share Image
Successful programs consist of people working hard, working together, while never worrying about who gets the credit. — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
Regardless of what you do put in, every game boils down to doing the things you do best and doing them over… — Vince Lombardi Copy Share Image
