Coaching Quotes

621 Coaching quotes by 295 unique authors

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
If a Coach is determined to stay in the coaching profession, he will develop from year to year. This much is true, no coach has… — Adolph Rupp
He who controlleth the backboard, controlleth the game. — Adolph Rupp
Your defense will save you on the nights that your offense isn't working. — Adolph Rupp
I believe that good defense embodies seven cardinal principle: reduce the number of your opponent's shots; force your opponent into low percentage shots; control everything… — Adolph Rupp
Our offensive philosophy is to simply find a way to get the ball into the hands of our team's best player. — Kelvin Sampson
Deep down, your players must know you care about them. This is the most important thing. I could never get away with what I do… — Bo Schembechler
Know what you want to emphasize, then do it daily. — Larry Shyatt
To be successful you need to have good, happy Players. — Norm Sloan
Help your players to control their emotions - do this through example. — Norm Sloan
I would rather have a player who has mastered two or three moves than to try to teach him six or seven. — Norm Sloan
Practices should be for the players and not the coach. Practices should be fun for the players, positive in nature, and last no more than… — Norm Sloan
Our conditioning program begins the first day of class. The running portion is very demanding. It has physiological advantages, as well as psychological advantages. — Norm Sloan
In going for the last shot of the game most people wait too long to take the shot. Give yourself a chance to get the… — Norm Sloan
If it doesn't bother you, it won't bother them. — Pat Summitt
If you want to be in the game you better shoot 75% from the line. — Pat Summitt

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