Good people are happy when something good happens to…

I would never recruit a player who yells at his teammates, disrespected his high school coach, or scores 33 points a game and his…

— Dean Smith

I don't look at myself as a basketball coach. I look at myself as a leader who happens to coach basketball.

— Mike Krzyzewski

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

— Steve Alford

The most important quality I look for in a player is accountability. You've got to be accountable for who you are. It's too easy…

— Lenny Wilkens

If you are not willing to work hard and establish discipline in your life, then all your dreams are merely pipe dreams.

— Rick Pitino

I concluded some time ago that a major part of success of a team, or of an individual, has a great deal to do…

— Dick Bennett

A common mistake among those who work in sport is spending a disproportional amount of time on "x's and o's" as compared to time…

— Mike Krzyzewski

Your program must have an overriding purpose which is clearly visible and which teaches lessons beyond winning.

— Don Meyer

Don't try to imitate other coaches. Be your own person with your own style and do your own thing.

— Hubie Brown

A player who makes a team great is better than a great player.

— John Wooden

The more things we can get kids to do correctly off the court, the more they will do correctly on the court.

— Mike Jarvis

Most of my learning and philosophy regarding coaching basketball was developed after great frustration.

— Dick Bennett

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

— Jim Harrick

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

— Pat Riley

Basketball is a sport that involves the subtle interweaving of players at full speed to the point where they are thinking and moving as…

— Phil Jackson