Coaching Quotes · Page 19

You should sub a player out when you see a player not going full-speed or playing selfish basketball.

— Dean Smith

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

— Lou Holtz

The ability to rebound is in inverse proportion to the distance your house is from the nearest railroad tracks.

— Don Meyer

Have a spiritual basis which guides you in life. Have a philosophy of life to live by.

— Tom Osborne

Help your players to control their emotions - do this through example.

— Norm Sloan

The relationships that you build are really the greatest source of fulfillment in coaching.

— Rick Carlisle

Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don't forget them when they leave.

— Bear Bryant

Promise yourself that you will talk health, happiness, and prosperity as often as possible.

— John Wooden

You can't play enough golf or do any of those other things that fill that kind of excitement that coaching gave me…

— Don Shula

If you are pleased with what you are, you have stopped already. If you say, "It is enough," you are lost. Keep…

— Saint Augustine

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

— Paul McAllister

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

— Alan Palomo

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

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

— Idowu Koyenikan

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

— Pete Carril

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

— Dwayne Johnson

Sometimes I feel tomorrow is the last. Some days I feel like I can go for years. I think my goal is…

— Pete Carril

I think basketball has changed tremendously and for the better. I think that obviously the game is better. I think the skill…

— Pat Summitt

Steve held us to a high standard. He told us he was going to when we first met him at the USA…

— Klay Thompson

People are remarkably bad at remembering long lists of goals. I learned this at a professional level when trying to get my…

— Brendon Burchard

We talk in coaching about "winners" - kids, and I've had a lot of them, who just will not allow themselves or…

— Bobby Knight

When covering the man with the ball, the defense should be able to touch the ball with his hand. He should assume…

— Ralph Miller

Coaching is something that takes place only when learning does. No matter what you are doing in your practices, if your players…

— John Kessel

My family and I took visits to each and every school and listened to each coaching staff. I felt the most comfortable…

— Mark Sanchez

I'm very appreciative of Atlanta. I love living here. I love coaching here.

— Mike Budenholzer

Perfection is impossibility but striving for perfection is not. Do the best you can. That is what counts.

— John Wooden

When things aren't going well, it's very easy to blame the coaching staff.

— Michael Laudrup

One of the biggest reasons I like coaching college ball is the kids. I feel I can impact players lives

— Rick Majerus

You never realize the value of coaching until your children play for a coach

— Don Meyer

Selecting the right person for the right job is the largest part of coaching.

— Phil Crosby

No, I'm not coaching. It's a huge responsibility to coach somebody.

— Oksana Baiul

As much as I love coaching the masters, junior cycling is obviously the future of our sport.

— Robin Farina

I've got a great coaching staff behind me too and they deserve a lot of credit.

— Rob Page

I am gonna go into my coaching badges after my England days are finished and I have the time on my international…

— Steven Gerrard

“Let your projects be independent organisms. They will develop their own beautiful architecture.”

— Rossana Condoleo

I always want my players to show class, knock'em down, pat on the back, and run back to the huddle.

— Bear Bryant

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

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

— Bear Bryant

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

— Tom Izzo