Coaching Quotes · Page 25

I'm sure at some point I will get back into coaching, but right now I need to focus completely on my kids.

— Patrick Ewing

The biggest mistake we usually tend to make with young players is over-coaching.

— Mats Wilander

The only place you can win a football game is on the field, the only place you can lose it is in…

— Darrell Royal

“A good coach can change a game. A great coach can change a life.”

— John Wooden

All I know is, I don't want to stop coaching, and I don't want to stop winning, so we're gonna break the…

— Bear Bryant

We know the principles of coaching. The art is knowing when to apply them.

— James Counsilman

Courage gives a leader the ability to stand straight and not sway, no matter which way the wind blows.

— Mike Krzyzewski

God endowed you with a glory when he created you, a glory so deep and mythic that all creation pales in comparison.

— John Eldredge

I love coaching and not just coaching because it's about winning football games, but coaching because you have an opportunity to impact…

— Ron Rivera

I'll bet most of the companies that are in life-or-death battles got into that kind of trouble because they didn't pay enough…

— D. Wayne Calloway

Good coaching may be defined as the development of character, personality and habits of players, plus the teaching of fundamentals and team…

— Clair Bee

I had a great bunch of kids. They all hung with us. The coaching staff hung with us. And we played tough…

— Joe Paterno

Hell, I live like I did when I was 35. I don't believe in retirement groups because I don't believe in retirement.…

— Sid Gillman

Empower the people around you, from the janitor to the athletic director. You do that by being sincere, caring about others, and…

— Sue Gunter

I've had a great time coaching teams in these various T20 tournaments but that involvement obviously only lasts for a finite period.…

— Mickey Arthur

I hired top-notch people, trusted them to do their jobs, and then came to grips with the fact that I wouldn't be…

— Tony Dungy

I've done my coaching badges, I've got my Pro Licence, but I enjoy what I'm doing now. I'm also the elite performance…

— Ian Rush

I fall in love with certain stories. Those stories tend to be connected to my life some way - for instance, with…

— Daniel Coyle

Great companies create an environment in which employees act like owners. They do this through clear communication, articulation of clear vision and…

— Robert S. Kaplan

It is those who are successful, in other words, who are most likely to be given the kinds of special opportunities that…

— Malcolm Gladwell

Entrepreneurs are perennially short on cash, so they tend to hire less expensive and less experienced team members. Yet most founders are…

— Martin Zwilling

You're coaching Kentucky - and you have a chance to change lives. That's not what this is up there in the NBA.…

— John Calipari

People thrive on positive reinforcement. They can take only a certain amount of criticism and you may lose them altogether if you…

— Bill Walsh

The metaphor ( coaching) with sports is meant quite seriously... the coach stands back , observes the performance, and provides guidance. The…

— David Perkins

I wrote a book on life coaching, because my life became my own reference point how to live.

— Anupam Kher

Great leaders get people to think more of themselves, not more of the leader.

— Peter Burwash

Unless you plan to out-rebound and out-shoot everyone you play, then you better learn to handle the ball.

— Henry Iba

If you've got aspirations to be a manager or coach, obviously coaching your country would be a great honour.

— Gary Speed

You can motivate players better with kind words than you can with a whip.

— Bud Wilkinson

Coaching secrets? I don't think I got any. The main "secret" - love for chess.

— Ashot Nadanian

I'm just like any person who is coaching in this league, I'm just looking for an opportunity, that's all.

— Patrick Ewing

It was the hardest decision of his coaching career so I accepted that I should be No 1 and that was it

— Jens Lehmann

Coaching a football player is the same as directing an actor. The guy has to follow orders and be able to perform…

— Hal Needham

In the NBA, you never know who you will play for, who is coaching you, what the general managers are like.

— Tom Izzo

Don't overwork your squad. If you're going to make a mistake, under-work them.

— Bear Bryant

The big time is not a place; it's the state of your heart. It's not something you get; it's something you become.

— Frosty Westering

The meaning of volleyball, is to give meaning to volleyball, as the meaning of coaching is to give meaning to coaching.

— John Kessel

Shared suffering: one guy messes up and everyone runs. One guy does well and everyone benefits.

— Don Meyer

I have specific plans. I have a lot of ideas, desi ideas, which I want to implement in coaching.

— Sandeep Singh

If you play the game and you think about coaching, you should know it's about listening to people and learning.

— Warren Gatland