Jack Ramsay Quotes
- Well-coached teams are never surprised; they can adapt to anything they see.
- Teams that play together beat those with superior players who play more as individuals.
- Basketball, like all sports, is predicated on the execution of fundamentals. The coach is a teacher. His subject: fundamentals
- Even the greatest players accept coaching and value the need for discipline and the order that it brings to the team
- I believe you win games by what you do from your first practice until your first game
- Players draw confidence from a poised, alert coach who anticipates changing in game conditions
- The highest level of achievement is attained by the teams with the best conditioned players
- A key basketball skill is imagery. The best players "see" situations before they happen so they can be prepared
- Winning is more related to good defense than good offense
- A star can win any game; a team can win every game.