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Players Quotes by John Wooden
- I continually stress to my players that all I expect from them at practice and in the games is their maximum effort.
- Good players can take coaching; great players can take coaching and learn.
- I do not want players who do not have a keen desire to win and do not play hard and aggressively to accomplish that objective.
- We may not be the best conditioned team in the country, but our players think they are.
- The greatest ally you have to get things working well and the players performing as a team is the bench. Don't be afraid to use…
- I never let our players get satisfied, I never let our Coaches get satisfied, I was never satisfied. We can always do it better.
- Although I wanted my players to work to win, I tried to convince them they had always won when they had done their best.
- You cannot attain and maintain physical condition unless you are morally and mentally conditioned. And it is impossible to be in moral condition unless you…
- I always stress condition with my basketball players. I don’t mean physical condition only. You cannot attain and maintain physical condition unless you are morally…
- A coach's primary function should be not to make better players, but to make better people
- One of my constant reminders is, 'End practice on a happy note.' I want the boys to want to come out to practice; and I…
- A Dominican monk, Father Henri Didon, used it as a watchword for his pupils in sports at Arcueil College in Paris. Baron Pierre De Coubertin,…
- It is difficult for young players to learn - because of the great emphasis on records - but, ideally, the joy and frustration of sport…
- When everyone has good players, teaching will be a telling difference.
- What you do in practice is going to determine your level of success. I used to tell my players, 'You have to give 100 percent…
- I never yelled at my players much. That would have been artificial stimulation, which doesn't last very long. I think it's like love and passion.…
- I talked to the players and tried to make them aware of what was good and bad, but I didn't try to run their lives.
- Players with fight never lose a game, they just run out of time
- Good coaching is about leadership and instilling respect in your players. Dictators lead through fear - good coaches do not.
- Teaching players during practices was what coaching was all about to me.
More Players Quotes
- I like my players to be married and in debt. That's the way you motivate them. — Ernie Banks
- I love little kids looking up to me, young players looking up to me, respecting me. — David Beckham
- I don't blame the players today for the money. I blame the owners. They started it. They wanna give it to 'em?… — Yogi Berra
- Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take it as… — Larry Bird
- Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able… — Larry Bird
- The best players will play. That's the way it will always be. — Larry Bird
- Johnny Winter is one of the best blues players in the world. He's very underrated. — Ritchie Blackmore
- I had given up the guitar between '75 and '78. I completely lost interest. I was sick of hearing other guitar players… — Ritchie Blackmore
- In my early days, I never used finger vibrato at all. I originally carved my reputation as one of the 'fast' guitar… — Ritchie Blackmore
- Theatre director: a person engaged by the management to conceal the fact that the players cannot act. — James Agate
- What really turns me on about technology is not just the ability to get more songs on MP3 players. The revolution -… — Bono
- I went through all the musicians in my life who I admire as bright, intelligent, virtuosic players. — David Bowie