Coaching Quotes

621 quotes by 295 authors

Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect. — Vince Lombardi
People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society. — Vince Lombardi
Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing. — Vince Lombardi
The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have. — Vince Lombardi
We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time. — Vince Lombardi
Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing. — Vince Lombardi
The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That's real glory. That's the essence of it. — Vince Lombardi
The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must be. He must… — Vince Lombardi
Coaches have to watch for what they don't want to see and listen to what they don't want to hear. — John Madden
All coaching is, is taking a player where he can't take himself. — Bill McCartney
Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move toward. When we are… — Karl A. Menninger
Look, coaching is about human interaction and trying to know your players. Any coach would tell you that. I'm no different. — Bill Parcells
When I was coaching with the Patriots, the players pulled a practical joke and I said, 'Do you think I'm Charlie the Tuna, like a… — Bill Parcells
You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time. — M. Scott Peck
The only way to get people to like working hard is to motivate them. Today, people must understand why they're working hard. Every individual in… — Rick Pitino
If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are… — Pat Riley
When a great team loses through complacency, it will constantly search for new and more intricate explanations to explain away defeat. — Pat Riley
To have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way. — Pat Riley
You have no choices about how you lose, but you do have a choice about how you come back and prepare to win again. — Pat Riley
There can only be one state of mind as you approach any profound test; total concentration, a spirit of togetherness, and strength. — Pat Riley

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