Tony DiCicco Quotes

• It takes courage to dream big and then to allow nothing to prevent you from realizing that dream.

  Tony DiCicco

  Dream, Motivational Sports, Courage

  Tony Dicicco, Colleen Hacker, Charles Salzberg (2003). “Catch Them Being Good: Everything You Need to Know to Successfully Coach Girls”, p.67, Penguin

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• Don't whine. Find the positive in difficult situations.

  Tony DiCicco

  Basketball, Difficult Situations, Famous Basketball

  Tony Dicicco, Colleen Hacker, Charles Salzberg (2003). “Catch Them Being Good: Everything You Need to Know to Successfully Coach Girls”, p.84, Penguin

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• To some, challenges are exhausting. To others, they are opportunities in waiting.

  Tony DiCicco

  Opportunity, Waiting, Challenges

  Tony Dicicco, Colleen Hacker, Charles Salzberg (2003). “Catch Them Being Good: Everything You Need to Know to Successfully Coach Girls”, p.45, Penguin

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• The smartest thing is knowing that I don't know it all and that there's more to learn.

  Tony DiCicco

  Knowing, Know It All, Knows

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• At a youth soccer game you'll probably hear parents and coaches on the sidelines yelling, 'Pass the ball! Pass the ball!' ... When we continually tell our young players to pass the ball, we're not allowing them to develop their full potential, especially those who have the ability to take their opponents on and beat them one-on-one. As a result, we run the risk of diminishing a player's artistry and potential.

  Tony DiCicco

  Soccer, Running, Player

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• Have a vision and then create your own reality. Otherwise, someone else may create it for you.

  Tony DiCicco

  Inspirational Life, Reality, Vision

  Tony Dicicco, Colleen Hacker, Charles Salzberg (2003). “Catch Them Being Good: Everything You Need to Know to Successfully Coach Girls”, p.141, Penguin

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• When you set a goal, write it down and then it's like making a promise to yourself.

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  Sports, Writing, Goal

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• Coaching soccer, like disciplines including journalism, you'll always learn if you're open to it, you'll learn from your players. If that's being smart, fair enough.

  Tony DiCicco

  Soccer, Smart, Player

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• Placing blame on others is easy. Taking responsibility for yourself is empowering.

  Tony DiCicco

  Sports, Responsibility, Empowering

  Tony Dicicco, Colleen Hacker, Charles Salzberg (2003). “Catch Them Being Good: Everything You Need to Know to Successfully Coach Girls”, p.123, Penguin

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• Don't get angry; get better.

  Tony DiCicco

  Basketball, Get Better, Famous Basketball

  Tony Dicicco, Colleen Hacker, Charles Salzberg (2003). “Catch Them Being Good: Everything You Need to Know to Successfully Coach Girls”, p.149, Penguin

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• Overseas, kids grow up in a soccer culture. The German player sees the game eons above the American player the same age.

  Tony DiCicco

  Soccer, Growing Up, Kids

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• I don't know how smart I am, but I was a student of the game and I still watch games and still pick up things. If you watch individual players you will see genius.

  Tony DiCicco

  Smart, Player, Games

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• Talent is not enough. It's an important component in a successful performance, but it's really only a starting point.

  Tony DiCicco

  Basketball, Successful, Important

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• Chemistry is a contribution that teammates make to each other, but it's also something a coach can create or facilitate.

  Tony DiCicco

  Team, Chemistry, Building

  Tony Dicicco, Colleen Hacker, Charles Salzberg (2003). “Catch Them Being Good: Everything You Need to Know to Successfully Coach Girls”, p.57, Penguin

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• You can't have assistant coaches who aren't loyal - but you can learn a lot from your assistant coaches.

  Tony DiCicco

  Loyal, Assistants, Coaches

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• I put myself around good people, including my assistant coaches. A lot of head coaches are intimidated by their assistant coaches, they'd rather get people that are far less talented than them because it's not threatening.

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  People, Assistants, Threatening

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• If I win, I attract other good players and by doing that I win more games.

  Tony DiCicco

  Winning, Player, Games

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• Youth soccer is big business. If I don't win, it doesn't matter if I'm developing players, my business is going to hell.

  Tony DiCicco

  Soccer, Winning, Player

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• I don't blame the players, I don't blame the parents, I blame programs and I blame the coaches.

  Tony DiCicco

  Player, Parent, Blame

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• If you put good people around you, I guess you're smart. You learn from them and that makes you a better coach.

  Tony DiCicco

  Smart, People, Coaches

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