Other people go to the office. I get to coach. I know I've been blessed. — Jim Valvano 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
Recognize and reward players who put the team first, not just the gifted ones. — Don Meyer 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
You never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you'll miss too. I make… — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
The best teams have chemistry. They communicate with each other and they sacrifice personal glory for a common goal. — Dave DeBusschere Copy Share Image
Successful programs consist of people working hard, working together, while never worrying about who gets the credit. — Don Meyer 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
If you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We. — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
Teams that play together beat those with superior players who play more as individuals. — Jack Ramsay Copy Share Image
Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball. — Phil Jackson 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
Champions play as they practice. Create a consistency of excellence in all your habits. — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
I'd rather be a non-All-Star playing in the Western Conference finals than an All-Star who's sitting at home in May. — Stephen Curry Copy Share Image
If you are honest with yourself and can look into a mirror and believe that you have given 100 percent, you should… — John Havlicek Copy Share Image
Great players and great teams want to be driven. They want to be pushed to the edge. They don't want to be… — Pat Riley 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
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
You can practice shooting eight hours a day, but if your technique is wrong, then all you become is very good at… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
The two ingredients in success in basketball are playing hard and playing intelligently. — Pete Carril Copy Share Image
If you get tough mentally, you can get tough physically and overcome fatigue. — Pat Riley Copy Share Image
Everybody on a championship team doesn't get publicity, but everyone can say he's a champion. — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it. — Dean Smith Copy Share Image
