Coaches and players Quotes

A player who makes a team great is better than a great player.

— John Wooden

Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

— John F. Kennedy

Football isn't a contact sport, it's a collision sport.

— Duffy Daugherty

Players win games, and coaches win players,

— Bill Courtney

The coach should be the absolute boss, but he still should maintain an open mind.

— Red Auerbach

Victory is in having done your best. If you've done your best, you've won.

— Bill Bowerman

You were born to be a player. You were meant to be here. This moment is yours.

— Herb Brooks

Every season is a journey. Every journey is a lifetime.

— Mike Krzyzewski

I don't plan on being disappointed. We plan on being really good, and obviously we plan on winning.

— Gregg Troy

This team just wasn't good enough today, but they had the unity I always wanted. To have an American team like this…

— Bela Karolyi

A person really doesn't become whole, until he becomes a part of something that's bigger than himself.

— Jim Valvano

She's a fighter, and she does the long program well, so we'll see how it turns out. And in figure skating, it's…

— Frank Carroll

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

The best teams have chemistry. They communicate with each other and they sacrifice personal glory for a common goal.

— Dave DeBusschere

I would like to accept this recognition on behalf of all the staff members that that I’ve been associated with; all of…

— Lou Lamoriello

I don't think coaches should have to wear mic's. It is an invasion of privacy. We are trying to accomplish things, and…

— Steve Nash

I think sports gave me the first place where this awkward girl could feel comfortable in my own skin. I think that's…

— Teri McKeever

The hardest skill to acquire in this sport is the one where you compete all out, give it all you have, and…

— Eddie Reese

Morale - the will to win, the fighting heart - are the honored hallmarks of the football coach and player. Likewise, they…

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

Every NBA arena has six cameras in the ceiling. The question is what does the software do with video feeds? How to…

— Steve Ballmer

Coaches and players at the start must think their way through problems where a more experienced person would react out of habit…

— John Kessel

Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.

— Al McGuire

It is foolish to expect a young man to follow your advice and to ignore your example.

— Don Meyer

I was in the right place at the right time.

— Mel Allen

The mentality of coaches and players alike [in Bundesliga]. It's all about winning.

— Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing.

— Vince Lombardi

A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are.

— Ara Parseghian

Recognize and reward players who put the team first, not just the gifted ones.

— Don Meyer

What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.

— Dean Smith

Winning is about having the whole team on the same page.

— Bill Walton

There was no publicity. You had to like it. There was no pressure, just great competition. The attitude of the coaches and…

— Jim Brown

College coaches measure success in championships. High School coaches measure success to titles. Youth coaches measure success in smiles.

— Paul McAllister

I am very excited to be included in the very first college baseball Hall of Fame class. For me to be honored…

— Skip Bertman