Coaching Quotes - Page 13

• Promise to think only the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best from yourself and others.

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Optimistic, Thinking

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• I am not a strategic coach; I am a practice coach.

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Practice, Coaches

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• Habits are critical for players. They cannot think and play well at the same time.

  Don Meyer

  Motivational, Sports, Player

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• Coaching is about helping young people have a chance
  to succeed. There is no more awesome responsibility
  than that. One of the greatest honors a person can have
  is being called 'Coach.'

  Lou Holtz

  Responsibility, People, Honor

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• We know the principles of coaching. The art is knowing when to apply them.

  James Counsilman

  Sports, Art, Knowing

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• My general rule, which I have followed throughout my coaching career, is that everyone doesn't necessarily get treated the same way, because I'm not sure that's possible. But everyone has to be treated fairly. Moreover, they have to know and trust that they will be treated fairly. Dennis Green, NFL Coach There's nothing worse than the feeling of wishing you had another chance at a play because you weren't ready. Every athlete has those feelings to mull over, and over, and over... Don't even expose yourself to the possibility of being caught off-guard.

  Karch Kiraly

  Leadership, Sports, Athlete

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• I don't think anyone can ever put into words the great things (Joe) DiMaggio did. Of all the stars I've known, DiMaggio needed the least coaching.

  Joe

  Stars, Thinking, Great Things

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• Man, coaching is a hard job, and it requires a lot of time... I hear stories from coaches who tell me that players call them in the middle of the night not knowing where they parked their car.

  Joe Montana

  Jobs, Player, Night

  "Interview: Joe Montana blood pressure". www.askmen.com.

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• I'm sure at some point I will get back into coaching, but right now I need to focus completely on my kids.

  Patrick Ewing

  Kids, Focus, Needs

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• I'm not in charge of making moves, you know. I'm in charge of coaching.

  Don Cooper

  Moving, Knows

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• The further I get away from coaching, the more I know I made the right decision. You almost forget how wonderful family life is.

  Tony Dungy

  Decision, Forget, Life Is

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• My first ten years in Hollywood were really tough. I'd be coaching friends who came to me for acting advice, and then they'd make it before I did. I'd still be helping them while they were on movie sets and I had four lines on a TV show.

  Michael Pena

  Years, Tv Shows, Advice

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• At the minor-league and major-league level, you know how important your coaching staff is, but in a big market it becomes absolutely huge.

  Mike Quade

  League, Important, Levels

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• Don't try to imitate other coaches. Be your own person with your own style and do your own thing.

  Hubie Brown

  Basketball, Style, Trying

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• In planning any type of offense, when a player leaves a spot always replace him with another offensive player.

  Hubie Brown

  Basketball, Player, Planning

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• No one is bigger than the team. You're going to be on time, you're going play hard, you're going to know your job and you're going to know when to pass and shoot. If you can't do those four things you're not getting time here and we don't care who you are.

  Hubie Brown

  Basketball, Jobs, Team

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• Use different basketball offensive alignments to cause confusion for the other team.

  Hubie Brown

  Basketball, Team, Confusion

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• I once said coaching a first-year team was a religious experience. You do a lot of praying - but most of the time the answer is NO.

  Bill Fitch

  Leadership, Sports, Religious

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• Be quick without hurrying.

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Basketball Coaching, Hurrying

  Andrew Hill, John Wooden (2002). “Be Quick - But Don't Hurry: Finding Success in the Teachings of a Lifetime”, p.167, Simon and Schuster

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• I didn't know that I'd like it this much, coaching both boys and... seeing how excited they are to play hockey. It reminds you of when you were that age and you wanted to be out on the ice.

  Joe Sakic

  Hockey, Boys, Nhl

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• I found out that if you are going to win games, you had better be ready to adapt.

  Scotty Bowman

  Sports, Hockey, Winning

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• At home we're the hosts, and I never liked the idea of being embarrassed in front of our friends.

  Knute Rockne

  Motivational, Sports, Football

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• Complacency is the forerunner of mediocrity. You can never work too hard on attitudes, effort and technique.

  Don Meyer

  Motivational, Sports, Attitude

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• A boy shows how much he wants to play in the spring, when it's tough, and during two a days, when it's hot and tough.

  Darrell Royal

  Motivational, Sports, Spring

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• You know, a football coach is nothing more than a teacher. You teach them the same subject, and you have a group of new guys every year.

  Darrell Royal

  Motivational, Sports, Football

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