Basketball coaching Quotes · Page 8

I'm looking for players who make their teammates better. You do that with enthusiasm and passion.

— Mike Krzyzewski

Have a spiritual basis which guides you in life. Have a philosophy of life to live by.

— Tom Osborne

Good defensive play is as much a matter of hustle, desire and pride as it is anything else.

— Tex Winter

If you want team play, you must stress defense. Defense makes players unselfish.

— John Brady

You should sub a player out when you see a player not going full-speed or playing selfish basketball.

— Dean Smith

Do your best when no one is looking.

— Bob Cousy

Don't do anything as an individual that will make you stand out from your teammates.

— Mike Krzyzewski

We stop practice every time we see one of our players not blocking out.

— Jim Calhoun

A person really doesn't become whole, until he becomes a part of something that's bigger than himself.

— Jim Valvano

When it comes to celebrating, act like you've been there before.

— Terry Bowden

Put your two best players away from the ball and bring it back to them.

— Don Meyer

Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We.

— Phil Jackson

Good shooters take the shots; best shooters take most of the shots.

— Don Meyer

We may not be the best conditioned team in the country, but our players think they are.

— John Wooden

Criticize on defense and encourage on offense.

— John Brady

The strength of my Princeton teams has always been attitude, intelligence and discipline.

— Pete Carril

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

The team is the star, never an individual player.

— John Wooden

Prepare for every game like you just lost your last game.

— Lon Kruger

What makes a good coach? Complete dedication.

— George Halas

What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.

— Dean Smith

Every season is a journey. Every journey is a lifetime.

— Mike Krzyzewski

The first shot does not beat you.

— Chuck Daly

It's not what you tell your players that counts. It's what they here.

— Red Auerbach

I have a plan of action, but the game is a game of adjustments.

— Mike Krzyzewski