I don't look at myself as a basketball coach. I look at myself as a leader who happens to coach basketball. — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out. — Pat Riley Copy Share Image
So like any football or basketball coach, you always always believe you're going to win. — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Most of my learning and philosophy regarding coaching basketball was developed after great frustration. — Dick Bennett Copy Share Image
The more things we can get kids to do correctly off the court, the more they will do correctly on the court. — Mike Jarvis Copy Share Image
In White Boy Shuffle, I combined my seventh-grade teacher, Mr. Takemoto, who really saved me - I don't think I've ever told… — Paul Beatty 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
Your program must have an overriding purpose which is clearly visible and which teaches lessons beyond winning. — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
A common mistake among those who work in sport is spending a disproportional amount of time on "x's and o's" as compared… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
I am very excited to be the head women's basketball coach at Beloit College, ... This is a great opportunity for me.… — Don Adams Copy Share Image
I concluded some time ago that a major part of success of a team, or of an individual, has a great deal… — Dick Bennett Copy Share Image
I would never recruit a player who yells at his teammates, disrespected his high school coach, or scores 33 points a game… — Dean Smith Copy Share Image
If you are not willing to work hard and establish discipline in your life, then all your dreams are merely pipe dreams. — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
Compare where you are to where you want to be, and you'll get nowhere — Sara Bareilles Copy Share Image
I'm an NBA basketball coach. I'm not an official, and I'm not trying to be an official. — Erik Spoelstra 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
When you first assemble a group, it's not a team right off the bat. It's only a collection of individuals — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
It's very rare to find a basketball coach that gets both: that gets the Xs and Os and also gets life. — Kyle Korver Copy Share Image
We try to stress the little things because little things lead to big things. — Steve Alford Copy Share Image
“Sam Pickett, English teacher and former basketball coach at Willow Creek High School, scrounged for sleep in his tangled bed. He was… — Stanley Gordon West 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
