Coaching Quotes · Page 19

Pit Riley had a lasting effect on us as players and the coaching staff.

— John Starks

You can play all the games you want as a professional footballer, but when you go into coaching it's just totally different.

— Scott Parker

“Divorce = Rebirth: forget the past, replan your life, improve your appearance & REJUVENATE!”

— Rossana Condoleo

Always have your players go and pick-up the guy who draws the charge.

— Dean Smith

Know how to win and how to lose and be able to handle adversity.

— Tom Osborne

“What is considered impossible is someone else’s opinion. What is possible is my decision.”

— idowu koyenikan

The more honor and self-respect among players, the greater the team.

— Frosty Westering

You shouldn't get into coaching unless you care about the people you're leading.

— Becky Hammon

My first experience out of my country was Ecuador. That was a very good option for me. To know how you can…

— Manuel Pellegrini

A productive coaching relationship begins with two people with fires in their bellies: one who wants desperately to move forward and another…

— James A. Belasco

Win with your heart, not your head - win on emotion, not in logic; have a passion about what you do; nobody…

— Arthur L. Williams, Jr

The basic premise of my system is to fatigue your opponents with constant pressure defensively and constant movement offensively.

— Rick Pitino

In 10 years, I'm gonna be all over. I'll still be doing mad music, I'll be doing a couple movies, maybe some…

— Shwayze

Knowledge is not enough to get desired results. You must have the more elusive ability to teach and to motivate. This defines…

— John Wooden

I have played plenty of matches where I thought I had left everything on the field and given a game my all,…

— Fabio Cannavaro

There are as many guys in coaching who do a lousy job as there are in the media. Those are two professions…

— Bobby Knight

The coach's job is twenty percent technical and training, and eighty per cent inspirational. He may know all there is to know…

— Franz Stampfl

I'd lost the joy of coaching. There were times after a win when I was shouting at my assistants leaving the field…

— Mack Brown

I think I've got an outstanding defensive assistant staff that's really going to help us have consistent, strong defenses. And offensively, we…

— Steve Spurrier

The pretty girls get all the good stuff. Oh, God. So not true. I unlearned this after years of coaching beautiful clients.…

— Martha Beck

“Life is a journey where we don't want to arrive at our final destination too soon, unfortunately many of us live from…

— Darren Housley

My first assistant-coaching job in football was at William & Mary in 1961. The pay wasn't much, so to get $300 more…

— Lou Holtz

We feel that the 2-2-1 press is a very effective means of controlling tempo and providing us with opportunities to capitalize on…

— Jim Calhoun

One of the most unfortunate things I see when identifying youth players is the girl who is told over the years how…

— Anson Dorrance

I can go further and faster with someone coaching me than I can on my own.

— Andy Stanley

The more your players have to think on the basketball court, the slower their feet get.

— Jerry Tarkanian

You can always go back, to coaching. You can't go back to spending time with your family.

— Bill Cowher

Don't ever give up on ability. Don't give up on a player who has it.

— Bear Bryant

As the leader, part of the job is to be visible and willing to communicate with everyone

— Bill Walsh

It seemed like my dad was always a thousand miles away, coaching.

— Austin Rivers

I find young kids. I enjoy coaching and enjoy making them better players.

— Graham Roberts

“Don’t ever perceive other people’s success as your own failure.”

— Rob Liano

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

— Red Auerbach

I've started doing my coaching badges, I'd like to be a manager one day.

— Wayne Rooney

To be successful in coaching you have to treat your team like a family. The leader needs backing from everyone.

— Morgan Wootten

“...you can always agree on one thing. You can shake hands, smile, and say, 'Yes...we will have to agree to disagree.”

— Ken Poirot

That's what coaching is: It's watching film and putting guys in the best position.

— Devin McCourty

I am thinking about doing my coaching badges and seeing if I enjoy that, because I do miss the game.

— Wayne Bridge

I think leadership is never singular. In a good organization, it's plural.

— Mike Krzyzewski

They said you have to use your five best players but I found you win with the five who fit together the…

— Red Auerbach