Sports psychology Quotes · Page 4

Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that…

— Tom Landry

All I know is I have a job here as long as I win.

— Toe Blake

What makes a good coach? Complete dedication.

— George Halas

He has the players too happy.

— Red Auerbach

Whenever I decided to release a guy, I always had his room searched first for a gun. You couldn't take any chances…

— Casey Stengel

He said, 'Gosh, Dad, that mean's we're not going to any more bowl games.'

— Jim Colletto

Everybody makes mistakes, that's why they put erasers on pencils

— Tommy Lasorda

I'm not really interested in sports psychology. It makes me feel like a crazy person.

— Michelle Wie

There's so many great things I learned at Mizzou. I took a sports psychology class. It was kind of eye-opening on certain…

— Max Scherzer

Good coaching may be defined as the development of character, personality and habits of players, plus the teaching of fundamentals and team…

— Clair Bee

Nothing is as good as it seems and nothing is as bad, but somewhere between reality falls.

— Lou Holtz

I think it's my personality to overcome things, learn from them and become stronger, both personally and professionally. To be honest, I…

— Hope Solo

You always catch the wrong players.

— Abe Lemons

We set the table, but no one ate.

— Johnny Oates

Sports psychology suggests - and we as players have been taught - that negative self-talk can diminish our chances for success and…

— Gabe Kapler

You guys pair up in groups of three, then line up in a circle.

— Bill Peterson

I've thought about doing sports psychology at university, but it's quite hard.

— Ellie Simmonds

The mark of a great player is in his ability to come back. The great champions have all come back from defeat.

— Sam Snead

Basketball is not a democratic sport

— Patrick Hunt

Even when there are adverse circumstances, I try to do my job. And I usually do.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

This is a hump you have to get over, and it usually comes in the first series. You get over the hump…

— Al Arbour

Arrive at the net with the puck and in ill humor.

— Fred Shero

Success is that place in the road where preparation meets opportunity.

— Branch Rickey

A lot of guys go through their whole careers and don't win a championship, but are still great coaches.

— Chuck Daly

Everyone wants to win, but not everyone is willing to prepare to win.

— Bobby Knight