The ability to rebound is in inverse proportion to the distance your house is from the nearest railroad tracks. — Don Meyer 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
Offensively, you do what you do best and you do it again and again. Defensively, you attack your opponent's strength. — Vince Lombardi Copy Share Image
I do not want players who do not have a keen desire to win and do not play hard and aggressively to… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
My players on defense must have a hand-up on every shot. If not, they run sprints. — Rick Majerus Copy Share Image
The basic premise of my system is to fatigue your opponents with constant pressure defensively and constant movement offensively. — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
The big time is not a place; it's the state of your heart. It's not something you get; it's something you become. — Frosty Westering Copy Share Image
We put a premium on knowing what the other team does. Then we try to take them out of it. — P. J. Carlesimo Copy Share Image
To win the big games you must get to the Free Throw line, and then you must make them. — Rick Majerus Copy Share Image
Administrators are like pigs; don't wrestle with a pig because you both get dirty and the pig likes it. — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
...you can't play any defense if the other team is on the foul line. — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
Defense doesn't break down on the help, it breaks down on the recovery. — Chuck Daly Copy Share Image
For us to be successful on defense, we must get back and stop the basketball, eliminate easy baskets, keep the ball out… — Dick Bennett Copy Share Image
At Boston University, I motivated negatively, and I found that although it can work at first, by the end of the year… — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
Only run special plays for special players; find plays that fit your players. — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
I never let our players get satisfied, I never let our Coaches get satisfied, I was never satisfied. We can always do… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
As coaches we talk about two things: offense and defense. There is a third phase we neglect, which is more important. It's… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
There's a misconception about teamwork. Teamwork is the ability to have different thoughts about things; it's the ability to argue and stand… — Tom Landry Copy Share Image
If you don't hold your team accountable then you will lose credibility and your team will be spoiled. — John Brady Copy Share Image
Practices should be for the players and not the coach. Practices should be fun for the players, positive in nature, and last… — Norm Sloan Copy Share Image
The secret is to have eight great players and four others who will cheer like crazy. — Jerry Tarkanian Copy Share Image