Coaching Quotes

621 quotes by 295 authors

We have a simple rule for switching. Anytime there is movement over the top of a screen, there has to be an automatic switch. If… — Ralph Miller
When covering the man with the ball, the defense should be able to touch the ball with his hand. He should assume this touching position… — Ralph Miller
Your contribution as a coach is defending and rebounding. — Dick Motta
Regard your team as a family. Give the same attention to the bottom guy as you do the top guy. You have a responsibility to… — Pete Newell
Pressure is something you feel when you do not know what you are doing. — Chuck Noll
Work hard, stay focused and surround yourself with good people. — Tom Osborne
Have a spiritual basis which guides you in life. Have a philosophy of life to live by. — Tom Osborne
Know how to win and how to lose and be able to handle adversity. — Tom Osborne
The key to coaching is not what you do, but the way you do it. The intangibles, the motivational parts of the game are the… — Rick Pitino
At Boston University, I motivated negatively, and I found that although it can work at first, by the end of the year everyone is dying… — Rick Pitino
The more you lose, the more positive you have to become. When you're winning, you can ride players harder because their self-esteem is high. If… — Rick Pitino
Failure is good. It's fertilizer. Everything I've learned about coaching I've learned from making mistakes. — Rick Pitino
The basic premise of my system is to fatigue your opponents with constant pressure defensively and constant movement offensively. — Rick Pitino
If you are not willing to work hard and establish discipline in your life, then all your dreams are merely pipe dreams. — Rick Pitino
Self-esteem is directly linked to deserving success. You must deserve victory to feel good about yourself. — Rick Pitino
If you get tough mentally, you can get tough physically and overcome fatigue. — Pat Riley
It's what you get from games you lose that is extremely important. — Pat Riley
No rebounds - no rings. — Pat Riley
In all the research you do as a coach, studying other coaches and championship-type situations, you find that all those teams combined talent with great… — Pat Riley
The secret of winning is working more as a team, less as individuals. — Knute Rockne

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