Best Basketball Qoutes

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Don't do anything as an individual that will make you stand out from your teammates. — Mike Krzyzewski
The best teams are team in any sport that lose themselves in the team. The individuals lose their identity. And their identities come about as… — Mike Krzyzewski
The worst thing we can do is put the (other) team in a one-and-one. — Mike Krzyzewski
You can't defer if you're the person who's in the leadership position. — Mike Krzyzewski
...you can't play any defense if the other team is on the foul line. — Mike Krzyzewski
We travel in Duke stuff... They can have a hat, but it must be a Duke hat. — Mike Krzyzewski
Courage gives a leader the ability to stand straight and not sway, no matter which way the wind blows. — Mike Krzyzewski
Why do you play a game? I play a game to see how good we can be. — Mike Krzyzewski
There's a misconception about teamwork. Teamwork is the ability to have different thoughts about things; it's the ability to argue and stand up and say… — Tom Landry
Perhaps the toughest call for a coach is weighing what is best for an individual against what is best for the team. Keeping a player… — Tom Landry
Coaching is making men do what they don't want, so they can become what they want to be — Tom Landry
Managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it; not hard enough and it flies away. — Tommy Lasorda
I hold it more important to hold the player's confidence than their affection. — Vince Lombardi
Offensively, you do what you do best and you do it again and again. Defensively, you attack your opponent's strength. — Vince Lombardi
To me, the big thing in being a successful team is repetition of what you're doing, either by word of mouth, blackboard, or specifically by… — Vince Lombardi
Regardless of what you do put in, every game boils down to doing the things you do best and doing them over and over again. — Vince Lombardi
You better have great practices. — Al McGuire
Building relationships is the key for being happy as a coach. Players must want to play for you. If they are comfortable with you, they… — Unknown Author
You must have a passion to coach. — Rick Majerus
My players on defense must have a hand-up on every shot. If not, they run sprints. — Rick Majerus
Great shooters are one dribble guys. — Rick Majerus
Blocking out is everyday, every drill, all the time. We run sprints every time someone does not blockout. — Rick Majerus
The mismatch is not what gets you beat. What gets you beat is giving up the uncontested, open shot. — Rick Majerus
To win the big games you must get to the Free Throw line, and then you must make them. — Rick Majerus
Administrators are like pigs; don't wrestle with a pig because you both get dirty and the pig likes it. — Don Meyer

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