Coaching Quotes · Page 23

It wasn't until Joe Maddon called me in 2006 when I thought about pursuing a coaching career.

— Dave Martinez

“What about thinking of happiness as a right instead than as a gift?”

— Rossana Condoleo

By instructing students how to learn, unlearn and relearn, a powerful new dimension can be added to education.

— Alvin Toffler

I've always kind of stayed free of coaching because I really want to stay out of coaches' way so they can do…

— Joe Maddon

Coaching is always about changing. That's the life of a football player and a coach.

— Herm Edwards

I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price.

— Vince Lombardi

Your defense will save you on the nights that your offense isn't working.

— Adolph Rupp

You win a few, you lose a few. Some get rained out. But you got to dress for all of them.

— Satchel Paige

“Your comfort zone is a place where you keep yourself in a self-illusion and nothing can grow there but your potentiality can…

— Rashedur Ryan Rahman

Leadership is a team sport - learning to work with others is a critical skill. This means articulating a clear vision, setting…

— Robert S. Kaplan

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

— John Wooden

I didn't know that I'd like it this much, coaching both boys and coming out all the time and seeing how excited…

— Joe Sakic

My personal coaching philosophy, my mentality, has always been to make things as difficult as possible for players in practice, however bad…

— Bill Belichick

I'm not defined by baseball. I'd love for the Hall of Fame to happen, but if it doesn't, my life won't change.…

— Tom Glavine

A lot of the best managers in the game were forced into it by financial necessity. From Sir Alex Ferguson to Jurgen…

— Jermaine Jenas

I'd say handling people is the most important thing you can do as a coach. I've found every time I've gotten into…

— Lou Holtz

Coaching in the NFL is very much a fraternity. It's about who you know and if you work with them well. Head…

— Jennifer Welter

From a player's standpoint, it's on you to make sure that you're watching the film, you're doing everything during the week necessary…

— Jason Kelce

I went to many coaching clinics, talked to other coaches, read articles, books, etc. Anything I could do that would help me…

— LaVell Edwards

If you want to coach you have three rules to follow to win. One, surround yourself with people who can't live without…

— Bear Bryant

Evaluation and coaching get tangled together. When this occurs, the noise of evaluation drowns out coaching efforts. Think of this like a…

— Sheila Heen

Coaching is something I really would do. A lot of people don't think I'm serious about it. I like working with the…

— Gary Payton

My wife runs the house. She raised our kids with me only partly there. It's just what coaching is. A lot of…

— John Calipari

A closing team is so important in the NBA. The last seven minutes is what you are always coaching to get to.…

— Doug Collins

Coaching is something I've been a part of my entire life. One of the things I've always been very passionate.

— Ray Lewis

I'm not interested in your limiting beliefs, i'm interested in what makes you limitless.

— Brendon Burchard

Coaching is like flying an airplane, there is going to be a lot of turbulence, but your job is to land the…

— Chuck Daly

I learned this about coaching: You don't have to explain victory and you can't explain defeat.

— Darrell Royal

Coaching in Major League Soccer and living in Atlanta has been a wonderful experience and a welcome new challenge.

— Frank de Boer

“If you want to find money, focus on people. If you want to lose people, focus on money.”

— Rob Liano

My coaching philosophy? Determine your players talents and give them every weapon to get the most from those talents.

— Don Shula

Coaching is a very different skill. You need patience, you need a lot of organisation. I don't have any.

— Wasim Akram

I've never known anybody to achieve anything without overcoming adversity.

— Lou Holtz

You can't defer if you're the person who's in the leadership position.

— Mike Krzyzewski

I want you to be forever strong on the field, so that you will be forever strong off the field.

— Larry Gelwix

Does coaching work? Yes. Good coaches provide a truly important service. They tell you the truth when no one else will.

— Jack Welch

I'm looking for players who make their teammates better. You do that with enthusiasm and passion.

— Mike Krzyzewski

It's better to have a good player with the basketball in late game situations than to have plays.

— Rick Pitino

I was still enjoying coaching, but there was a repetitious manner about it.

— Darrell Royal

The Big Ten has great offensive lines and great offensive-line coaching. It prepared me pretty well for the NFL.

— Mike Daniels