Coaching Quotes

621 quotes by 313 authors

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 of the lane,… — Dick Bennett
Players who are committed to the team first will find a way to help when things are going bad, they will do whatever it takes.… — Dick Bennett
I concluded some time ago that a major part of success of a team, or of an individual, has a great deal to do with… — Dick Bennett
Coaches can talk and talk and talk about something, but if you get it on tape and show it to them, it is so much… — Larry Bird
What we do at LSU is to develop players and make them better. — John Brady
You get what you tolerate! — John Brady
If you don't hold your team accountable then you will lose credibility and your team will be spoiled. — John Brady
If you want team play, you must stress defense. Defense makes players unselfish. — John Brady
Criticize on defense and encourage on offense. — John Brady
Don't try to imitate other coaches. Be your own person with your own style and do your own thing. — Hubie Brown
In planning any type of offense, when a player leaves a spot always replace him with another offensive player. — Hubie Brown
No one is bigger than the team. You're going to be on time, you're going play hard, you're going to know your job and you're… — Hubie Brown
Use different basketball offensive alignments to cause confusion for the other team. — Hubie Brown
When it comes to celebrating, act like you've been there before. — Terry Bowden
We stop practice every time we see one of our players not blocking out. — Jim Calhoun
We feel that the 2-2-1 press is a very effective means of controlling tempo and providing us with opportunities to capitalize on the mistakes of… — Jim Calhoun
The only thing I pay attention to with free throws is what a guy does in the final four minutes of a game. If you… — John Calipari
We put a premium on knowing what the other team does. Then we try to take them out of it. — P. J. Carlesimo

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