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Play Quotes by Don Meyer

10 Play quotes by Don Meyer

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

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Habits are critical for players. They cannot think and play well at the same time.

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Plays are not as important as players, and players are not as important as teammates

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There's only one thing we can control, and that is how hard we play.

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You have to learn to play with what you've got.

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Only run special plays for special players; find plays that fit your players.

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Winning a postseason game is like winning five regular season games. There is just no feeling like it. Everything is magnified. Every…

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In practice, don't just run basketball drills, teach the players how to play basketball.

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Play off your great player... great teams have a go-to player and they play off of him.

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We sure didn't play great, but we played hard. And I can live with that.

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Every day you teach attitude.

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Proper prior planning prevents pitiful poor performance.

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It doesn't matter where you coach, it matters why you coach.

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Sometimes the best recruits are the ones you don't get.

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

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Discover your gift, develop your gift and then give it away every day.

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

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Your program must have an overriding purpose which is clearly visible and which teaches lessons beyond winning.

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If you are a good team, your offense is born on the defensive end.

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Habits are critical for players. They cannot think and play well at the same time.

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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…

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If you want to thank me, go do something for somebody else

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