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Basketball Coaching Quotes by Bobby Knight
- Offense at Indiana is not equal opportunity. Those players who shoot best are going to shoot most. It is important that every player know his…
- Everyone wants to win, but not everyone is willing to prepare to win.
- As coaches we talk about two things: offense and defense. There is a third phase we neglect, which is more important. It's conversion from offense…
- I think that to stop an offense, you must go to the heart of that offense. If it is a particular move, a screen, the…
- When we're playing a good scoring center, we tell our team that it is not our defensive man's job to stop the center. It's the…
- A great way to test the conditioning of your team is the two-mile run.
- Practice structure determines success.
More Basketball Coaching Quotes
- We try to stress the little things because little things lead to big things. — Steve Alford
- They said you have to use your five best players but I found you win with the five who fit together the… — Red Auerbach
- It's not what you tell your players that counts. It's what they here. — Red Auerbach
- Most of my learning and philosophy regarding coaching basketball was developed after great frustration. — Dick Bennett
- What does this program/team need this week? — Dick Bennett
- What you specifically teach is what your players will do best. — Dick Bennett
- Practice to beat the best. — Dick Bennett
- We teach offense 5-0/5-5 (whole method) and defense by part (1-1/3-3). — Dick Bennett
- For us to be successful on defense, we must get back and stop the basketball, eliminate easy baskets, keep the ball out… — Dick Bennett
- Players who are committed to the team first will find a way to help when things are going bad, they will do… — Dick Bennett
- I concluded some time ago that a major part of success of a team, or of an individual, has a great deal… — Dick Bennett
- Coaches can talk and talk and talk about something, but if you get it on tape and show it to them, it… — Larry Bird