Basketball leadership Quotes by Don Meyer

Every day you teach attitude.

— Don Meyer

Proper prior planning prevents pitiful poor performance.

— Don Meyer

It doesn't matter where you coach, it matters why you coach.

— Don Meyer

Sometimes the best recruits are the ones you don't get.

— Don Meyer

You never realize the value of coaching until your children play for a coach

— Don Meyer

Discover your gift, develop your gift and then give it away every day.

— Don Meyer

When the legs go, the heart and the head follow quickly behind.

— Don Meyer

Your program must have an overriding purpose which is clearly visible and which teaches lessons beyond winning.

— Don Meyer

If you are a good team, your offense is born on the defensive end.

— Don Meyer

Habits are critical for players. They cannot think and play well at the same time.

— Don Meyer

When I go in for heart surgery, I want a full-time surgeon. I don't want some guy who just does it part-time between rounds…

— Don Meyer

If you want to thank me, go do something for somebody else

— Don Meyer

Parents would rather have their son get all-state than his team win the state championship.

— Don Meyer

Quickness more than anything else should determine your amount of pressure on the ball.

— Don Meyer

If you have to 'try hard' to 'try hard, you are already beaten.

— Don Meyer