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> [Our goal as a team is to keep playing as a group for as long as we can because you will never have that team again. It is like a dying limb, you have to prune it off and let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-meyer/our-goal-as-a-team-is-to-keep-playing-as-a-group-for-as-long-as-we/)

[Don Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-meyer/)

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## More by Don Meyer

> [Every day you teach attitude.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-meyer/every-day-you-teach-attitude/)

[Don Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-meyer/)

> [Proper prior planning prevents pitiful poor performance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-meyer/proper-prior-planning-prevents-pitiful-poor-performance/)

[Don Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-meyer/)

> [It doesn't matter where you coach, it matters why you coach.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-meyer/it-doesn-t-matter-where-you-coach-it-matters-why-you-coach/)

[Don Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-meyer/)

> [Sometimes the best recruits are the ones you don't get.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-meyer/sometimes-the-best-recruits-are-the-ones-you-don-t-get/)

[Don Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-meyer/)

> [You never realize the value of coaching until your children play for a coach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-meyer/you-never-realize-the-value-of-coaching-until-your-children-play-for/)

[Don Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-meyer/)

> [Discover your gift, develop your gift and then give it away every day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-meyer/discover-your-gift-develop-your-gift-and-then-give-it-away-every-day/)

[Don Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-meyer/)

> [When the legs go, the heart and the head follow quickly behind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-meyer/when-the-legs-go-the-heart-and-the-head-follow-quickly-behind/)

[Don Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-meyer/)

> [Your program must have an overriding purpose which is clearly visible and which teaches lessons beyond winning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-meyer/your-program-must-have-an-overriding-purpose-which-is-clearly-visible/)

[Don Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-meyer/)

> [If you are a good team, your offense is born on the defensive end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-meyer/if-you-are-a-good-team-your-offense-is-born-on-the-defensive-end/)

[Don Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-meyer/)

> [Habits are critical for players. They cannot think and play well at the same time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-meyer/habits-are-critical-for-players-they-cannot-think-and-play-well-at/)

[Don Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-meyer/)

> [When I go in for heart surgery, I want a full-time surgeon. I don't want some guy who just does it part-time between rounds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-meyer/when-i-go-in-for-heart-surgery-i-want-a-full-time-surgeon-i-don-t/)

[Don Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-meyer/)

> [If you want to thank me, go do something for somebody else](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-meyer/if-you-want-to-thank-me-go-do-something-for-somebody-else/)

[Don Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-meyer/)

> [Parents would rather have their son get all-state than his team win the state championship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-meyer/parents-would-rather-have-their-son-get-all-state-than-his-team-win/)

[Don Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-meyer/)

> [Quickness more than anything else should determine your amount of pressure on the ball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-meyer/quickness-more-than-anything-else-should-determine-your-amount-of/)

[Don Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-meyer/)

> [If you have to 'try hard' to 'try hard, you are already beaten.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-meyer/if-you-have-to-try-hard-to-try-hard-you-are-already-beaten/)

[Don Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-meyer/)

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