Basketball Coaching Quotes

• If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we would all be much happier.

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Gratitude, Disappointment

  Andrew Hill, John Wooden (2002). “Be Quick - But Don't Hurry: Finding Success in the Teachings of a Lifetime”, p.117, Simon and Schuster

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• 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 a monopoly on the knowledge of basketball. There are no secrets in the game. The only secrets, if there are any, are good teaching of sound fundamentals, intelligent handling of men, a sound system of play, and the ability to instill in the boys a desire to win.

  Adolph Rupp

  Basketball, Teaching, Intelligent

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• 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 the intangible qualities possessed. The real key is in how a person see himself (humility), how he feels about what he does (passion), how he works with others (unity), how he makes others better (servanthood), and how he deals with frustration and success, truly learning from each situations (thankfulness). I believe those concepts are the essence of a good player, team, coach, or individual in any capacity in life.

  Dick Bennett

  Basketball, Team, Real

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• Conditioning is essential to success in basketball.

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Coaching, Essentials

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• Quickness more than anything else should determine your amount of pressure on the ball.

  Don Meyer

  Basketball, Coaching, Balls

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• You must have a passion to coach.

  Rick Majerus

  Basketball, Passion, Coaching

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• I have a plan of action, but the game is a game of adjustments.

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Basketball, Games, Coaching

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• Play against the Game, not your opponent.

  Bud Wilkinson

  Basketball, Games, Play

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• If you want to be in the game you better shoot 75% from the line.

  Pat Summitt

  Basketball, Games, Coaching

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• Shared suffering: one guy messes up and everyone runs. One guy does well and everyone benefits.

  Don Meyer

  Basketball, Running, Guy

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• Managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it; not hard enough and it flies away.

  Tommy Lasorda

  Basketball, Hands, Coaching

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• The big time is not a place; it's the state of your heart. It's not something you get; it's something you become.

  Frosty Westering

  Success, Basketball, Heart

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• Coaching is making men do what they don't want, so they can become what they want to be

  Tom Landry

  Basketball, Men, Coaching

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• If it doesn't bother you, it won't bother them.

  Pat Summitt

  Basketball, Coaching, Bother

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• Basketball is sharing.

  Phil Jackson

  Basketball, Coaching

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• Good defensive play is as much a matter of hustle, desire and pride as it is anything else.

  Tex Winter

  Basketball, Pride, Play

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• I'm looking for players who make their teammates better. You do that with enthusiasm and passion.

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Basketball, Passion, Player

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• Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.

  Mike Singletary

  Inspirational, Sports, Football

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• Systems win! Believe in your system, and then sell it to your players.

  Billy Donovan

  Basketball, Believe, Player

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• Never mistake activity for achievement.

  John Wooden

  Inspirational, Basketball, Motivational Sports

  John Wooden (1997). “Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court”, p.8, McGraw Hill Professional

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  What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.

  Dean Smith

  Inspiring, Basketball, Sports

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• Failure is good. It's fertilizer. Everything I've learned about coaching I've learned from making mistakes.

  Rick Pitino

  Basketball, Mistake, Coaching

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  Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We.

  Phil Jackson

  Basketball, Teamwork, Sports

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• There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out.

  Pat Riley

  Inspirational, Basketball, Sports

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• If you don't invest very much, then defeat doesn't hurt very much and winning is not very exciting.

  Dick Vermeil

  Inspirational, Sports, Hurt

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