Basketball coaching Quotes · Page 7

Put the Team Before Yourself.

— Pat Summitt

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

— Don Meyer

If you want to be in the game you better shoot 75% from the line.

— Pat Summitt

Other people go to the office. I get to coach. I know I've been blessed.

— Jim Valvano

Be quick without hurrying.

— John Wooden

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

— Jerry Krause

Play off your great player... great teams have a go-to player and they play off of him.

— Don Meyer

Players who are committed to the team first will find a way to help when things are going bad, they will do…

— Dick Bennett

Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

— John F. Kennedy

The more you lose, the more positive you have to become. When you're winning, you can ride players harder because their self-esteem…

— Rick Pitino

Do passing drills that come from your offense.

— John Wooden

Self-esteem is directly linked to deserving success. You must deserve victory to feel good about yourself.

— Rick Pitino

All really successful coaches have a system.

— Jim Valvano

I don't hire good coaches, I hire good people. If they turn out to be good coaches, too, that's a plus.

— Geno Auriemma

As a leader, you will receive a large amount of praise and criticism and you should not unduly affected by either.

— John Wooden

I only use statistics to reinforce what I already think, or if it's something unusual.

— Dean Smith

It's better to have a good player with the basketball in late game situations than to have plays.

— Rick Pitino

Everyone on the bench stands for the man coming out of the game.

— Dean Smith

Use different basketball offensive alignments to cause confusion for the other team.

— Hubie Brown

I believe that good defense embodies seven cardinal principle: reduce the number of your opponent's shots; force your opponent into low percentage…

— Adolph Rupp

False Hustle = cheap fouls, lunging, reaching, etc.

— Billy Donovan

What we do at LSU is to develop players and make them better.

— John Brady

Defense can't guard two things in a row.

— Chuck Daly

In planning any type of offense, when a player leaves a spot always replace him with another offensive player.

— Hubie Brown

No rebounds - no rings.

— Pat Riley