Basketball Coaching Quotes - Page 5

• People want to be on a team. They want to be part of something bigger than themselves. They want to be in a situation where they feel that they are doing something for the greater good.

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Basketball, Volleyball, Team

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• A person really doesn't become whole, until he becomes a part of something that's bigger than himself.

  Jim Valvano

  Motivational, Basketball, Sports

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• Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

  Seneca the Younger

  Inspirational, Success, Tattoo

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• Most of my learning and philosophy regarding coaching basketball was developed after great frustration.

  Dick Bennett

  Basketball, Philosophy, Frustration

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• The ability to rebound is in inverse proportion to the distance your house is from the nearest railroad tracks.

  Don Meyer

  Basketball, Distance, Track

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• Every day you teach attitude.

  Don Meyer

  Basketball, Attitude, Coaching

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• Morale and attitude are the fundamentals to success.

  Bud Wilkinson

  Basketball, Attitude, Coaching

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• Parents would rather have their son get all-state than his team win the state championship.

  Don Meyer

  Basketball, Team, Son

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• Your program must have an overriding purpose which is clearly visible and which teaches lessons beyond winning.

  Don Meyer

  Basketball, Winning, Coaching

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• Bad shooters are always open

  Pete Carril

  Basketball, Coaching, Shooter

  Pete Carril, Dan White (2004). “The Smart Take from the Strong: The Basketball Philosophy of Pete Carril”, p.63, U of Nebraska Press

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• Coaching is preparation.

  Pete Carril

  Basketball, Preparation, Coaching

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• Remember this, the choices you make in life, make you.

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Choices, Coaching

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• Winning is about having the whole team on the same page.

  Bill Walton

  Motivational, Basketball, Sports

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• If one of our players gets his second foul in the first half, then he must come out of the game and not re-enter until the second half. To play defense and not foul is an art that must be mastered if you are going to be successful.

  Chuck Daly

  Basketball, Art, Successful

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• The team is an extension of the coach.

  Don Meyer

  Basketball, Team, Coaching

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• Have a vision. Sell your program. Your team is going to reflect you.

  Mark Gottfried

  Basketball, Team, Coaching

  "7 Leadership Lessons You Can Learn From the Game of Basketball" By Andre Bourque, www.foxnews.com. October 13, 2016.

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• Praise your kids. Inspire and motivate your players with praise. Ten years from now it won't matter what your record was. Will your kids love you or hate you?

  Jim Harrick

  Basketball, Hate, Love You

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• If you get tough mentally, you can get tough physically and overcome fatigue.

  Pat Riley

  Basketball, Coaching, Overcoming

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• No rebounds, no rings.

  Pat Riley

  Basketball, Coaching, Rebound

  "Dressed For Success". Interview with Kevin Newell, coachad.com. October 2, 2009.

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• When the legs go, the heart and the head follow quickly behind.

  Don Meyer

  Basketball, Heart, Coaching

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• Play off your great player... great teams have a go-to player and they play off of him.

  Don Meyer

  Basketball, Team, Player

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• The secret of winning is working more as a team, less as individuals.

  Knute Rockne

  Basketball, Team, Winning

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• Play and practice like you are trying to make the team.

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Basketball, Team, Practice

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• To be a team, you must be a family.

  Don Meyer

  Basketball, Team, Coaching

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• Shout praise and whisper criticism.

  Don Meyer

  Basketball, Coaching, Criticism

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