--- title: "1 Wants Needs Quotes By Dawn Staley" description: "1 Wants Needs quotes by Dawn Staley. Plus more from Dawn Staley and more Wants Needs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/070/dawn-staley-4962_come_if-young-people-come-to-play-for-you-you_2112982.png" --- > [If young people come to play for you, you have to give them your all, give them their wants and needs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-staley/if-young-people-come-to-play-for-you-you-have-to-give-them-your-all/) [Dawn Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-staley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/070/dawn-staley-4962_come_if-young-people-come-to-play-for-you-you_2112982.png) ## More by Dawn Staley > [I'm not the one to back down and I don't give up, and believe me, I'm not perfect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-staley/i-m-not-the-one-to-back-down-and-i-don-t-give-up-and-believe-me-i-m/) [Dawn Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-staley/) > [Aside from their talent, a prerequisite of us actually recruiting a young lady is their relationship with their parents because if they respect their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-staley/aside-from-their-talent-a-prerequisite-of-us-actually-recruiting-a/) [Dawn Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-staley/) > [When I was growing up in the projects in Philadelphia in the 1970s and 80s, Cadillac was the car to have. But I always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-staley/when-i-was-growing-up-in-the-projects-in-philadelphia-in-the-1970s/) [Dawn Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-staley/) > [I like the challenge of getting players to rise to certain levels, but that's the easy part. The biggest challenge is to get them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-staley/i-like-the-challenge-of-getting-players-to-rise-to-certain-levels-but/) [Dawn Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-staley/) > [I don't coach to win awards, I really don't. I'm very, very satisfied with just being there for my players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-staley/i-don-t-coach-to-win-awards-i-really-don-t-i-m-very-very-satisfied/) [Dawn Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-staley/) > [I grew up in the projects in North Philly. And when you grow up in the projects in North Philly, no one thinks you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-staley/i-grew-up-in-the-projects-in-north-philly-and-when-you-grow-up-in-the/) [Dawn Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-staley/) > [I'm not one that really has a huge social life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-staley/i-m-not-one-that-really-has-a-huge-social-life/) [Dawn Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-staley/) > [A lot of people notice when you succeed, but they don't see what it takes to get there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-staley/a-lot-of-people-notice-when-you-succeed-but-they-don-t-see-what-it/) [Dawn Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-staley/) > [I think I'm very consistent with who I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-staley/i-think-i-m-very-consistent-with-who-i-am/) [Dawn Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-staley/) > [I grew up in a disciplined household, and I have never been afraid of working hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-staley/i-grew-up-in-a-disciplined-household-and-i-have-never-been-afraid-of/) [Dawn Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-staley/) > [If there were ever a secret to being a great coach, that's it: the connection. I need to have a personal relationship with each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-staley/if-there-were-ever-a-secret-to-being-a-great-coach-that-s-it-the/) [Dawn Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-staley/) > [It's my nature just to teach, help and simplify basketball, that's my mentality. To not make the game so hard. It's really an easy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-staley/it-s-my-nature-just-to-teach-help-and-simplify-basketball-that-s-my/) [Dawn Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-staley/) > [Some of my earliest lessons in perseverance were being turned away from the basketball court by the guys in the neighborhood when all I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-staley/some-of-my-earliest-lessons-in-perseverance-were-being-turned-away/) [Dawn Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-staley/) > [It's not often you see great players just improve year after year after year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-staley/it-s-not-often-you-see-great-players-just-improve-year-after-year/) [Dawn Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-staley/) > [Coaching - teaching the game - came relatively easy. I connected extremely well with the players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-staley/coaching-teaching-the-game-came-relatively-easy-i-connected-extremely/) [Dawn Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-staley/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wants-needs/dawn-staley/#itemlist", "name": "1 Wants Needs Quotes By Dawn Staley", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If young people come to play for you, you have to give them your all, give them their wants and needs.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dawn Staley" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-staley/if-young-people-come-to-play-for-you-you-have-to-give-them-your-all/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/070/dawn-staley-4962_come_if-young-people-come-to-play-for-you-you_2112982.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/070/dawn-staley-4962_come_if-young-people-come-to-play-for-you-you_2112982.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/070/dawn-staley-4962_come_if-young-people-come-to-play-for-you-you_2112982.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If young people come to play for you, you have to give them your all, give them their wants and needs.” — Dawn Staley", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wants-needs/dawn-staley/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wants-needs/dawn-staley/", "name": "Wants Needs Quotes by Dawn Staley", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wants-needs/dawn-staley/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/070/dawn-staley-4962_come_if-young-people-come-to-play-for-you-you_2112982.png" }, "description": "1 Wants Needs quotes by Dawn Staley. 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