Coaching Quotes · Page 16

It's always better to face the truth, no matter how uncomfortable, than to continue coddling a lie.

— Lou Holtz

Most of the places I came from, you gotta do a lot of gunslinging or coaching by the seat of your pants.

— Nick Nurse

At the beginning of my career, I wasn't coaching players like Messi.

— Gerardo Martino

Building awareness and responsibility is the essence of good coaching.

— John Whitmore

I like the guys on the team and the coaching here. I especially like the management. The Galaxy have been really good…

— Cobi Jones

Over-coaching can be more harmful than under-coaching. Keep it simple!

— John Wooden

Herb Brooks, God rest his soul, wasn't coaching a Dream Team. He was coaching a team full of dreamers.

— Jim Craig

Complacency is the forerunner of mediocrity. You can never work too hard on attitudes, effort and technique.

— Don Meyer

You will never maximize your potential in any area without coaching. It is impossible. You may be good. You may even be…

— Andy Stanley

You've got to have great athletes to win, I don't care who the coach is. You can't win without good athletes but…

— Lou Holtz

I had no coaching. I came out of the world of pro wrestling. In that job there are no agents, no publicists,…

— Dwayne Johnson

A guy who gives you less than what he has to give is, one, telling you what he thinks of you, and…

— Pete Carril

“Whenever I am in a difficult situation where there seems to be no way out, I think about all the times I…

— Idowu Koyenikan

That's the toughest part about coaching, I think, is that the longer you're in it, the more winning becomes, 'Phew, I'm glad…

— Brad Stevens

I think the Internet has a way of coaching you into this state of mind where you think that every step you…

— Alan Palomo

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

— Paul McAllister

But there's one thing about quitters you have to guard against - they are contagious. If one boy goes, the chances are…

— Bear Bryant

One day I was complaining to Bill Coltrin about what I thought was an unfair article about our team. I was going…

— LaVell Edwards

Every manager is different in one way or another, but what stays the same is coaching Barcelona players - players who want…

— Sergio Busquets

There are no utopia jobs on this earth, .. There's nobody out there that can say, 'I've got the ideal job and…

— Chan Gailey

I honestly think if I had made a ton of money as an actor, I wouldn't have done anything else. (Hah!) Then…

— Steven C. Harper

Seal the Deal, more than a traditional book, is a series of powerful coaching sessions dealing with a big breakdown that many…

— Julio Olalla

My general rule, which I have followed throughout my coaching career, is that everyone doesn't necessarily get treated the same way, because…

— Karch Kiraly

I love coaching football, and winning a Super Bowl was a goal I've had for a long time. But it has never…

— Tony Dungy

The problem with playing the field is that there are too many players with not enough coaching.

— Laura S

We probably spend more time talking about individual players in our coaching sessions than anything else.

— Hayden Fry

It wasn't until I started my coaching badges that I found that I enjoyed it.

— Michael Carrick

I loved coaching. That is my thing. I love teaching people that want to learn this business.

— Billy Gunn

In the end, the game comes down to one thing: man against man. May the best man win.

— Sam Huff

“Coaching 101: First you build the team, and then you build the torture chamber for underperformers.”

— Jarod Kintz

Coaching is the most important servant/leadership element in helping people accomplish their goals.

— Bill Hybels

“Effective coaching is about challenging assumptions, examining habits, overcoming barriers, and embedding change.”

— Ian Day

When we ask for advice, we're really looking for confirmation of what our soul already knows.

— Suzanne Giesemann

“At its heart, leadership coaching is about helping people solve their own problems, not telling them what to do.”

— Tony Stoltzfus

The intellect is no longer the chairman of the board - it is an employee. It becomes a tool in the service…

— Gary Zukav

No matter how good I play, no matter how bad I play, there is always going to be coaching tips.

— Trent Williams

Promise to think only the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best from yourself and others.

— John Wooden

Treat each player as your own son/daughter if you can...the parents have invested in you.

— Henry Iba

I didn't realize the difference between coaching college and coaching the NBA. It's a totally different animal.

— Kelvin Sampson

What I didn't appreciate about myself is that I'm good at coaching leaders.

— Julia Hartz