Motivational basketball Quotes

All really successful coaches have a system.

— Jim Valvano

One man cannot make a team.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The will must be stronger than the skill.

— Muhammad Ali

Criticize on defense and encourage on offense.

— John Brady

False Hustle = cheap fouls, lunging, reaching, etc.

— Billy Donovan

Basketball doesn't build character it reveals it.

— James Naismith

Discipline and demand without being demeaning.

— Don Meyer

There is no such thing as life in-between.

— Pat Riley

Your ability to communicate to your young people will determine your success.

— Jim Harrick

When the legs go, the heart and the head follow quickly behind.

— Don Meyer

Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing.

— Vince Lombardi

If you want team play, you must stress defense. Defense makes players unselfish.

— John Brady

To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation

— Bobby Knight

Systems win! Believe in your system, and then sell it to your players.

— Billy Donovan

If you get tough mentally, you can get tough physically and overcome fatigue.

— Pat Riley

Everybody on a championship team doesn't get publicity, but everyone can say he's a champion.

— Magic Johnson

The best teams have chemistry. They communicate with each other and they sacrifice personal glory for a common goal.

— Dave DeBusschere

You can practice shooting eight hours a day, but if your technique is wrong, then all you become is very good at…

— Michael Jordan

You never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you'll miss too. I make…

— Larry Bird

If you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and…

— Michael Jordan

Successful programs consist of people working hard, working together, while never worrying about who gets the credit.

— Don Meyer

I learned early that if I wanted to achieve anything in life, I'd have to do it myself. I learned that I…

— Lenny Wilkens

I don't try to get players emotionally up for a game; it creates too many peaks and valleys... I strive for even…

— Denny Crum

Praise your kids. Inspire and motivate your players with praise. Ten years from now it won't matter what your record was. Will…

— Jim Harrick

I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. Some people want it to…

— Michael Jordan

Offense is spacing and spacing is offense.

— Chuck Daly

Every day you teach attitude.

— Don Meyer

Shout praise and whisper criticism.

— Don Meyer

It is not what you teach, but what you emphasize.

— Don Meyer

Always acknowledge hustle plays in practice.

— Lou Campanelli

When you watch the game, be a student of the game.

— Don Meyer

Recognize and reward players who put the team first, not just the gifted ones.

— Don Meyer

Play and practice like you are trying to make the team.

— Mike Krzyzewski

What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.

— Dean Smith

Basketball is a beautiful game when the five players on the court play with one heartbeat.

— Dean Smith

If you don't hold your team accountable then you will lose credibility and your team will be spoiled.

— John Brady

Don't try to imitate other coaches. Be your own person with your own style and do your own thing.

— Hubie Brown

A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are.

— Ara Parseghian

Other people go to the office. I get to coach. I know I've been blessed.

— Jim Valvano

The better conditioned team will probably win in the long run.

— John Wooden