Parents would rather have their son get all-state than his team win the state championship. — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
Quickness more than anything else should determine your amount of pressure on the ball. — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
If you can do something and not blow your own horn, it sure sounds a lot better. — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
We sure didn't play great, but we played hard. And I can live with that. — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
As a coach, you're just trying to figure out how to keep a team on edge. You've got to find that edge. — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
Positioning, anticipation and technique create quickness. Therefore, you can always get quicker — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
In practice, don't just run basketball drills, teach the players how to play basketball. — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
Nobody travels better than Northern State fans and nobody knows the game better than Northern State fans. If I'd die and went… — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
I have learned that peace is not the absence of trial, trouble, or torment but the presence of calm in the midst… — Don Meyer 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
We have to get a lot tougher. If you get involved in a street fight, you can't lay down in the street… — Don Meyer 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
Winning a postseason game is like winning five regular season games. There is just no feeling like it. Everything is magnified. Every… — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
Anytime you get an award as a coach, you've got to be the ultimate fool to think it wasn't your assistant coaches… — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
If a farmer and his family can get up at 5:30 every morning to milk cows, surly we can get up at… — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
There is nothing more important than rebounding... don't just give it lip service. — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
If I cover my head with my hands, it means deny the ball to the opponent's ball handler. — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
You can pick captains, but you can't pick leaders. Whoever controls the locker room controls the team — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
Recognize and reward players who put the team first, not just the gifted ones. — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
In the end, what your own troops do is more important than who they are marching against. — 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
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
Players who are late say that their time is more important than the team. — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
Only run special plays for special players; find plays that fit your players. — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
We have 2,500 students and an 8,000-seat basketball arena. You do the math on how important basketball is in Aberdeen. — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
Your program must have an overriding purpose which is clearly visible and which teaches lessons beyond winning. — Don Meyer Copy Share
Habits are critical for players. They cannot think and play well at the same time. — Don Meyer Copy Share
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 Copy Share
Parents would rather have their son get all-state than his team win the state championship. — Don Meyer Copy Share
Quickness more than anything else should determine your amount of pressure on the ball. — Don Meyer Copy Share
