I don't coach to win awards, I really don't. I'm very, very satisfied with just being there for my players. — Dawn Staley Copy Share Image
As a point guard, you know, the point guard is the position on the floor that really runs it. You're the conductor.… — Dawn Staley Copy Share Image
When I became a coach, I think I was prepared, having come from North Philadelphia which helped shape me, and from all… — Dawn Staley Copy Share Image
I had never had an ounce of me that wanted to coach in the WNBA or NBA, until somebody sought me out,… — Dawn Staley Copy Share Image
If there were ever a secret to being a great coach, that's it: the connection. I need to have a personal relationship… — Dawn Staley Copy Share Image
I deal with young people's goals and dreams, and I don't take that lightly, so I just tell them how it is.… — Dawn Staley Copy Share Image
I govern my life, being a leader, a coach, a colleague, on how something looks, feels and sounds. If something looks or… — Dawn Staley Copy Share Image
I never wanted to be a coach. But sometimes you think you know what you want, and then life happens. — Dawn Staley Copy Share Image
I felt a great deal of pressure to win because I'm a Black coach. Because if we don't win, then you bring… — Dawn Staley Copy Share Image
I'm not the one to back down and I don't give up, and believe me, I'm not perfect. — Dawn Staley Copy Share Image
Aside from their talent, a prerequisite of us actually recruiting a young lady is their relationship with their parents because if they respect their… — Dawn Staley Copy Share Image
When I was growing up in the projects in Philadelphia in the 1970s and 80s, Cadillac was the car to have. But I always… — Dawn Staley Copy Share Image
I like the challenge of getting players to rise to certain levels, but that's the easy part. The biggest challenge is to get them… — Dawn Staley Copy Share Image
I don't coach to win awards, I really don't. I'm very, very satisfied with just being there for my players. — Dawn Staley Copy Share Image
I grew up in the projects in North Philly. And when you grow up in the projects in North Philly, no one thinks you're… — Dawn Staley Copy Share Image
A lot of people notice when you succeed, but they don't see what it takes to get there. — Dawn Staley Copy Share Image
I grew up in a disciplined household, and I have never been afraid of working hard. — Dawn Staley Copy Share Image
If there were ever a secret to being a great coach, that's it: the connection. I need to have a personal relationship with each… — Dawn Staley Copy Share Image
It's my nature just to teach, help and simplify basketball, that's my mentality. To not make the game so hard. It's really an easy… — Dawn Staley Copy Share Image
