Your defense will save you on the nights that your offense isn't working. — Adolph Rupp Copy Share Image
You can't defer if you're the person who's in the leadership position. — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
Players who are late say that their time is more important than the team. — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
Good defensive play is as much a matter of hustle, desire and pride as it is anything else. — Tex Winter Copy Share Image
A common mistake among those who work in sport is spending a disproportional amount of time on "x's and o's" as compared… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
Regardless of what you do put in, every game boils down to doing the things you do best and doing them over… — Vince Lombardi Copy Share Image
The strength of my Princeton teams has always been attitude, intelligence and discipline. — Pete Carril Copy Share Image
The best way to build team chemistry is the way Rupp used to substitute, when they fouled out. — Dean Smith Copy Share Image
The most important quality I look for in a player is accountability. You've got to be accountable for who you are. It's… — Lenny Wilkens 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
It's better to have a good player with the basketball in late game situations than to have plays. — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
Only run special plays for special players; find plays that fit your players. — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
It is foolish to expect a young man to follow your advice and to ignore your example. — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
Use different basketball offensive alignments to cause confusion for the other team. — Hubie Brown Copy Share Image
Rebounding wins championships, you need to emphasize it and work with kids on it. — Pat Summitt Copy Share Image
Everyone wants to win, but not everyone is willing to prepare to win. — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
I'm looking for players who make their teammates better. You do that with enthusiasm and passion. — Mike Krzyzewski 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
Our conditioning program begins the first day of class. The running portion is very demanding. It has physiological advantages, as well as… — Norm Sloan Copy Share Image
Praise your kids. Inspire and motivate your players with praise. Ten years from now it won't matter what your record was. Will… — Jim Harrick Copy Share Image
I would never recruit a player who yells at his teammates, disrespected his high school coach, or scores 33 points a game… — Dean Smith Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
A lot of guys go through their whole careers and don't win a championship, but are still great coaches. — Chuck Daly Copy Share Image
If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we would all be much happier. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
A person really doesn't become whole, until he becomes a part of something that's bigger than himself. — Jim Valvano Copy Share Image
Do your best when no one is looking. If you do that, then you can be successful at anything you put your… — Bob Cousy Copy Share Image
