Your defense will save you on the nights that your offense isn't working. — Adolph Rupp Copy Share Image
It's better to have a good player with the basketball in late game situations than to have plays. — Rick Pitino 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
The basketball coach cut me within two days, so I was back in the pool. I was the first one in the… — Merlin Olsen Copy Share Image
I was pretty hot-tempered all through school. I remember my high school basketball coach telling me: 'Boy, if you don't learn to… — Tony Dorsett 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
Phil Jackson was a brilliant basketball coach, not just because of the offense that he employed, but it was so many other… — Jeff Van Gundy Copy Share Image
Do your best when no one is looking. If you do that, then you can be successful at anything you put your… — Bob Cousy Copy Share Image
When you cleanse yourself of a big victory, you may open yourself up to the opportunity for an even bigger victory — Mike Krzyzewski 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
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
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 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
In high school, my principal was a priest and my assistant basketball coach. We were close. In high school, I would talk… — Donte DiVincenzo Copy Share Image
