Motivational basketball Quotes · Page 2

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

— Red Auerbach

Success is not an accident, success is actually a choice.

— Stephen Curry

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

— Bill Walton

Create unselfishness as the most important team attribute.

— Bill Russell

Compare where you are to where you want to be, and you'll get nowhere

— Sara Bareilles

Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball.

— Phil Jackson

Our goal is not to win. It's to play together and play hard. Then, winning takes care of itself.

— Mike Krzyzewski

Defense doesn't break down on the help, it breaks down on the recovery.

— Chuck Daly

College coaches measure success in championships. High School coaches measure success to titles. Youth coaches measure success in smiles.

— Paul McAllister

When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become…

— 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

I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . . . Failure always made…

— Michael Jordan

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

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

Praise your kids. Inspire and motivate your players with praise. Ten years from now it won't matter what your record was. Will…

— Jim Harrick

I don't try to get players emotionally up for a game; it creates too many peaks and valleys... I strive for even…

— Denny Crum

What you specifically teach is what your players will do best.

— Dick Bennett

If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them

— Michael Jordan

Every season is a journey. Every journey is a lifetime.

— Mike Krzyzewski

Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.

— Al McGuire

We try to stress the little things because little things lead to big things.

— Steve Alford

It is foolish to expect a young man to follow your advice and to ignore your example.

— Don Meyer

Fans never fall asleep at our games, because they're afraid they might get hit by a pass.

— George Raveling

A person really doesn't become whole, until he becomes a part of something that's bigger than himself.

— Jim Valvano

Champions play as they practice. Create a consistency of excellence in all your habits.

— Mike Krzyzewski

Simplify the game as much as possible. When you add, you must subtract.

— Don Meyer

The better conditioned team will probably win in the long run.

— John Wooden

Players who are late say that their time is more important than the team.

— Don Meyer

He who controlleth the backboard, controlleth the game.

— Adolph Rupp

Any American boy can be a basketball star if he grows up, up, up.

— Bill Vaughan

Remember this, the choices you make in life, make you.

— John Wooden

Everybody on a championship team doesn't get publicity, but everyone can say he's a champion.

— Magic Johnson

If you get tough mentally, you can get tough physically and overcome fatigue.

— Pat Riley

Systems win! Believe in your system, and then sell it to your players.

— Billy Donovan

To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation

— Bobby Knight

If you want team play, you must stress defense. Defense makes players unselfish.

— John Brady

Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing.

— Vince Lombardi

When the legs go, the heart and the head follow quickly behind.

— Don Meyer

Your ability to communicate to your young people will determine your success.

— Jim Harrick

Other people go to the office. I get to coach. I know I've been blessed.

— Jim Valvano