Basketball coaching Quotes · Page 3

The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.

— Tom Landry

Coach now the way you want to coach 10 years from now.

— Jerry Krause

I am not a strategic coach; I am a practice coach.

— John Wooden

Help your players to control their emotions - do this through example.

— Norm Sloan

Players must do what you want them to do in pressure situations.

— Don Meyer

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

— Dick Bennett

Learning what not to do is sometimes more important than learning what to do.

— Rick Pitino

You build your program from the ideas of great coaches.

— Don Meyer

Coaches can talk and talk and talk about something, but if you get it on tape and show it to them, it…

— Larry Bird

I never let our players get satisfied, I never let our Coaches get satisfied, I was never satisfied. We can always do…

— John Wooden

A guy who gives you less than what he has to give is, one, telling you what he thinks of you, and…

— Pete Carril

The ability to rebound is in inverse proportion to the distance your house is from the nearest railroad tracks.

— Don Meyer

Blocking out is everyday, every drill, all the time. We run sprints every time someone does not blockout.

— Rick Majerus

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

— Mike McConathy

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

— Mike Jarvis

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

— Bob Cousy

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

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

— Steve Alford

The secret is to have eight great players and four others who will cheer like crazy.

— Jerry Tarkanian

The secret of winning is working more as a team, less as individuals.

— Knute Rockne

It's not what you teach, it's what you emphasize.

— John Wooden

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

— Don Meyer

I don't think we surprise people. We try to out-execute them.

— Mike Krzyzewski

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

— John Wooden

Rebounding wins championships, you need to emphasize it and work with kids on it.

— Pat Summitt

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

— Pat Riley

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

— Mike Krzyzewski

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

— Adolph Rupp

I've always believed in quickness over strength and size.

— Dean Smith

Only run special plays for special players; find plays that fit your players.

— Don Meyer

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

— John Wooden

Good sound habits are more important than rules - use concepts.

— Mike Krzyzewski

We teach offense 5-0/5-5 (whole method) and defense by part (1-1/3-3).

— Dick Bennett

Teamwork doesn't come naturally. It must be taught.

— Pat Summitt

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

— Billy Donovan

My players on defense must have a hand-up on every shot. If not, they run sprints.

— Rick Majerus

The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand

— Vince Lombardi

Writing a manual forces you to place your thoughts and ideas down on paper.

— Tara VanDerveer

Why do you play a game? I play a game to see how good we can be.

— Mike Krzyzewski