Compare where you are to where you want to be, and you'll get nowhere — Sara Bareilles Copy Share Image
The two ingredients in success in basketball are playing hard and playing intelligently. — Pete Carril Copy Share Image
Your defense will save you on the nights that your offense isn't working. — Adolph Rupp Copy Share Image
I'm not the guy who's afraid of failure. I like to take risks, take the big shot and all that. — Stephen Curry Copy Share Image
Champions play as they practice. Create a consistency of excellence in all your habits. — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The most important quality I look for in a player is accountability. You've got to be accountable for who you are. It's… — Lenny Wilkens Copy Share Image
Great players and great teams want to be driven. They want to be pushed to the edge. They don't want to be… — Pat Riley Copy Share Image
I'd rather be a non-All-Star playing in the Western Conference finals than an All-Star who's sitting at home in May. — Stephen Curry 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
Being a superstar means you've reached your potential, and I don't think I've reached my potential as a basketball player and as… — Stephen Curry Copy Share Image
If you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and… — Michael Jordan 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
It is foolish to expect a young man to follow your advice and to ignore your example. — Don Meyer 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
What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it. — Dean Smith Copy Share Image
Recognize and reward players who put the team first, not just the gifted ones. — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
Other people go to the office. I get to coach. I know I've been blessed. — Jim Valvano 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 beautiful game when the five players on the court play with one heartbeat. — Dean Smith Copy Share Image
If you want team play, you must stress defense. Defense makes players unselfish. — John Brady Copy Share Image
Your ability to communicate to your young people will determine your success. — Jim Harrick Copy Share Image
Everybody on a championship team doesn't get publicity, but everyone can say he's a champion. — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
If you get tough mentally, you can get tough physically and overcome fatigue. — Pat Riley Copy Share Image
Systems win! Believe in your system, and then sell it to your players. — Billy Donovan 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
You can practice shooting eight hours a day, but if your technique is wrong, then all you become is very good at… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
The best teams have chemistry. They communicate with each other and they sacrifice personal glory for a common goal. — Dave DeBusschere Copy Share Image
You never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you'll miss too. I make… — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
