Only praise behavior that you want to be repeated. Never use false praise. — Dean Smith Copy Share Image
We teach offense 5-0/5-5 (whole method) and defense by part (1-1/3-3). — Dick Bennett Copy Share Image
If you get tough mentally, you can get tough physically and overcome fatigue. — Pat Riley Copy Share Image
Writing a manual forces you to place your thoughts and ideas down on paper. — Tara VanDerveer Copy Share Image
I don't recruit players who are nasty to their parents. I look for players who realize the world doesn't revolve around them. — Pete Carril Copy Share Image
I learned early that if I wanted to achieve anything in life, I'd have to do it myself. I learned that I… — Lenny Wilkens Copy Share Image
Most of my learning and philosophy regarding coaching basketball was developed after great frustration. — Dick Bennett 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
Don't try to imitate other coaches. Be your own person with your own style and do your own thing. — Hubie Brown Copy Share Image
Basketball is a sport that involves the subtle interweaving of players at full speed to the point where they are thinking and… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it; not hard enough and it flies… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
I think that to stop an offense, you must go to the heart of that offense. If it is a particular move,… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
We have a simple rule for switching. Anytime there is movement over the top of a screen, there has to be an… — Ralph Miller Copy Share Image
In going for the last shot of the game most people wait too long to take the shot. Give yourself a chance… — Norm Sloan Copy Share Image
In all the research you do as a coach, studying other coaches and championship-type situations, you find that all those teams combined… — Pat Riley Copy Share Image
Perhaps the toughest call for a coach is weighing what is best for an individual against what is best for the team.… — Tom Landry 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
Once practice starts, we work hard, and that's the best conditioning there is. Everything counts. Every little thing counts. Run hard, play… — Pete Carril 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
