Learning what not to do is sometimes more important than learning what to do. — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
I only use statistics to reinforce what I already think, or if it's something unusual. — Dean Smith Copy Share Image
The worst thing we can do is put the (other) team in a one-and-one. — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
Your program must have an overriding purpose which is clearly visible and which teaches lessons beyond winning. — Don Meyer 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
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
Regard your team as a family. Give the same attention to the bottom guy as you do the top guy. You have… — Pete Newell Copy Share Image
I don't look at myself as a basketball coach. I look at myself as a leader who happens to coach basketball. — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
This is a team game and one man doesn't win and one man doesn't lose. In the end, the best team usually… — Wilt Chamberlain Copy Share Image
They said you have to use your five best players but I found you win with the five who fit together the… — Red Auerbach Copy Share Image
If you are not willing to work hard and establish discipline in your life, then all your dreams are merely pipe dreams. — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
When we're playing a good scoring center, we tell our team that it is not our defensive man's job to stop the… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
If one of our players gets his second foul in the first half, then he must come out of the game and… — Chuck Daly Copy Share Image
The best teams are team in any sport that lose themselves in the team. The individuals lose their identity. And their identities… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
No one is bigger than the team. You're going to be on time, you're going play hard, you're going to know your… — Hubie Brown Copy Share Image
Losing is only temporary and not encompassing. You must simply study it, learn from it, and try hard not to lose the… — John Wooden 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
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
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
Compare where you are to where you want to be, and you'll get nowhere — Sara Bareilles Copy Share Image
Defense doesn't break down on the help, it breaks down on the recovery. — Chuck Daly Copy Share Image
