Basketball coaching Quotes · Page 3

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

— Phil Jackson

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

— Adolph Rupp

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

— Mike Krzyzewski

Coaching is making men do what they don't want, so they can become what they want to be

— Tom Landry

Building relationships is the key for being happy as a coach. Players must want to play for you. If they are comfortable…

— Mike McConathy

Do your best when no one is looking. If you do that, then you can be successful at anything you put your…

— Bob Cousy

I continually stress to my players that all I expect from them at practice and in the games is their maximum effort.

— John Wooden

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

— Al McGuire

The key to the fast break is every one running hard for their teammates.

— Paul Westhead

Recognize and reward players who put the team first, not just the gifted ones.

— Don Meyer

It's what you get from games you lose that is extremely important.

— Pat Riley

If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we would all be much happier.

— John Wooden

The team is an extension of the coach.

— Don Meyer

The key statistic is still to get to the foul line.

— Dean Smith

Coaching is preparation.

— Pete Carril

Offense at Indiana is not equal opportunity. Those players who shoot best are going to shoot most. It is important that every…

— Bobby Knight

You better have great practices.

— Al McGuire

Discipline and demand without being demeaning.

— Don Meyer

And the trouble with me is that my ego just can't accept a loss. I suppose that if I were more perfectly…

— Vince Lombardi

Can your player make a curl cut and score in the lane? If so, he is the cutter.

— Don Meyer

Know what you want to emphasize, then do it daily.

— Larry Shyatt

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

— Jim Harrick

When you watch the game, be a student of the game.

— Don Meyer

The greatest ally you have to get things working well and the players performing as a team is the bench. Don't be…

— John Wooden

Shared suffering: one guy messes up and everyone runs. One guy does well and everyone benefits.

— Don Meyer