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"I think some parents now look at a youngster failing as the final thing. It's a process, and failure is part of the process. I would like it if the teacher and the parents would connect more. I think that used to be, but we're losing a little bit of that right now."

"I think some parents now look at a youngster failing as the final thing. It's a process, and failure is part of the process. I would like it if the teacher and the parents would connect more. I think that used to be, but we're losing a little bit of that right now."

Mike Krzyzewski, American Coach

Failure, Losing, Now, Parents

2

"I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious."

"I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious."

Vince Lombardi, American Coach

Heart, Battle, Cause, Fulfillment

2

"I'm a running coach and I am going to continue to run, but I would hope that we are better defensively."

"I'm a running coach and I am going to continue to run, but I would hope that we are better defensively."

Don Nelson, American Coach

2

"Most men, when they think they are thinking, are merely rearranging their prejudices."

"Most men, when they think they are thinking, are merely rearranging their prejudices."

Knute Rockne, American Coach

Man, Men, Thinking

2

"I think in England you eat too much sugar and meat and not enough vegetables."

"I think in England you eat too much sugar and meat and not enough vegetables."

Arsene Wenger, French Coach

Health, England

2

"Now I'm fighting cancer, everybody knows that. People ask me all the time about how you go through your life and how's your day, and nothing is changed for me."

"Now I'm fighting cancer, everybody knows that. People ask me all the time about how you go through your life and how's your day, and nothing is changed for me."

Jim Valvano, American Coach

Life, Time, People, Cancer

2

"It's nice to have the opportunity to play for so much money, but it's nicer to win it."

"It's nice to have the opportunity to play for so much money, but it's nicer to win it."

Paul Bryant, American Coach

Money, Opportunity, Play

2

"And I'm going to work as hard as I can... for cancer research and hopefully, maybe, we'll have some cures and some breakthroughs. I'd like to think I'm going to fight my brains out to be back here again next year for the Arthur Ashe recipient. I want to give it next year!"

"And I'm going to work as hard as I can... for cancer research and hopefully, maybe, we'll have some cures and some breakthroughs. I'd like to think I'm going to fight my brains out to be back here again next year for the Arthur Ashe recipient. I want to give it next year!"

Jim Valvano, American Coach

Work, Cancer, Fight, Research

2

"Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up."

"Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up."

Red Auerbach, American Coach

War, Basketball, Defense, First

2

"I've tried to handle winning well, so that maybe we'll win again, but I've also tried to handle failure well. If those serve as good examples for teachers and kids, then I hope that would be a contribution I have made to sport. Not just basketball, but to sport."

"I've tried to handle winning well, so that maybe we'll win again, but I've also tried to handle failure well. If those serve as good examples for teachers and kids, then I hope that would be a contribution I have made to sport. Not just basketball, but to sport."

Mike Krzyzewski, American Coach

Failure, Hope, Winning, Basketball

2

"As a coach you can influence the diet of your players. You can point out what is wrong."

"As a coach you can influence the diet of your players. You can point out what is wrong."

Arsene Wenger, French Coach

Dieting, Diet, Influence, Wrong

2

"Sol has experience, pace and physical power, which nobody else has together."

"Sol has experience, pace and physical power, which nobody else has together."

Arsene Wenger, French Coach

Experience, Power

2

"The manager is by himself. He can't mingle with his players. I enjoyed my players, but I could not socialize with them so I spent a lot of time alone in my hotel room. Those four walls kind of close in on you."

"The manager is by himself. He can't mingle with his players. I enjoyed my players, but I could not socialize with them so I spent a lot of time alone in my hotel room. Those four walls kind of close in on you."

Al Lopez, American Coach

2

"Coaches are an integral part of any manager's team, especially if they are good pinochle players."

"Coaches are an integral part of any manager's team, especially if they are good pinochle players."

Earl Weaver, American Coach

Management, Manager, Coaches

2

"I really don't have a favorite course. I usually ask where there are the least players."

"I really don't have a favorite course. I usually ask where there are the least players."

Darrell Royal, American Coach

2

"There is a set of rules and a code of conduct that I believe that you should adhere to in life."

"There is a set of rules and a code of conduct that I believe that you should adhere to in life."

Stuart Pearce, English Coach

2

"I don't count on the boy who waits till October, when it's cool and fun, then decides he wants to play."

"I don't count on the boy who waits till October, when it's cool and fun, then decides he wants to play."

Darrell Royal, American Coach

Fun, October, Play

2

"I am nothing without the players."

"I am nothing without the players."

Stuart Pearce, English Coach

2

"The one thing that I know is that you win with good people."

"The one thing that I know is that you win with good people."

Don Shula, American Coach

2

"Without winners, there wouldn't even be any civilization."

"Without winners, there wouldn't even be any civilization."

Woody Hayes, American Coach

2

"I never have planned a whole lot of future. It's one day at a time."

"I never have planned a whole lot of future. It's one day at a time."

Darrell Royal, American Coach

Time, Day, Future

2

"What I learned from that loss, and also another loss that I'm going to talk about later, was that when you're there, it's not good enough to be there, when you're there, you better walk away with that ring."

"What I learned from that loss, and also another loss that I'm going to talk about later, was that when you're there, it's not good enough to be there, when you're there, you better walk away with that ring."

Don Shula, American Coach

2

"George Brett could get good wood on an aspirin."

"George Brett could get good wood on an aspirin."

Jim Frey, American Coach

2

"Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study."

"Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study."

Red Auerbach, American Coach

Education, Plants, Study

2

"But try if you can to support, whether it's AIDS or the cancer foundation, so that someone else might survive, might prosper, and might actually be cured of this dreaded disease."

"But try if you can to support, whether it's AIDS or the cancer foundation, so that someone else might survive, might prosper, and might actually be cured of this dreaded disease."

Jim Valvano, American Coach

Health, Cancer, Disease, Support

2

"A manager's job is simple. For one hundred sixty-two games you try not to screw up all that smart stuff your organization did last December."

"A manager's job is simple. For one hundred sixty-two games you try not to screw up all that smart stuff your organization did last December."

Earl Weaver, American Coach

Management, Manager, December, Games, Job

2

"All I can say is that I'm going to try to coach the way I've coached in the past. And if it ends up not being good enough, then so be it."

"All I can say is that I'm going to try to coach the way I've coached in the past. And if it ends up not being good enough, then so be it."

Steve Spurrier, American Coach

2

"We need your help. I need your help. We need money for research. It may not save my life. It may save my children's life. It may save someone you love. And it's very important."

"We need your help. I need your help. We need money for research. It may not save my life. It may save my children's life. It may save someone you love. And it's very important."

Jim Valvano, American Coach

Life, Money, Love, Children

2

"Play like you're positive on the victory, even though they're leading big now."

"Play like you're positive on the victory, even though they're leading big now."

Knute Rockne, American Coach

Positive, Victory, Leading, Now

2

"I know that the odds are against a marriage lasting 60 years."

"I know that the odds are against a marriage lasting 60 years."

Darrell Royal, American Coach

Marriage, Years

2

"I don't have to wait until the next morning to regret something I did that was kinda dumb."

"I don't have to wait until the next morning to regret something I did that was kinda dumb."

Bobby Knight, American Coach

Reflection, Dumb, Regret

2

"The secret of living in peace with all people lies in the art of understanding each one by his own individuality."

"The secret of living in peace with all people lies in the art of understanding each one by his own individuality."

Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, German Coach

Art, Peace, People, Individuality

2

"I can't believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary."

"I can't believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary."

Lou Holtz, American Coach

2

"There can only be one state of mind as you approach any profound test; total concentration, a spirit of togetherness, and strength."

"There can only be one state of mind as you approach any profound test; total concentration, a spirit of togetherness, and strength."

Pat Riley, American Coach

Strength, Mind, Spirit, State

2

"Yes, I now that you feel you are not strong enough. That's what the enemy thinks too. But we're gonna fool them."

"Yes, I now that you feel you are not strong enough. That's what the enemy thinks too. But we're gonna fool them."

Knute Rockne, American Coach

Enemy, Fool, Now

2

"Try not to do too many things at once. Know what you want, the number one thing today and tomorrow. Persevere and get it done."

"Try not to do too many things at once. Know what you want, the number one thing today and tomorrow. Persevere and get it done."

George Allen, Sr., American Coach

Focus, Today, Tomorrow, Want

2

"And I would be the first to admit that probably, in a lot of press conferences over the time that I have been in coaching, indulging my own sense of humor at press conferences has not been greatly to my benefit."

"And I would be the first to admit that probably, in a lot of press conferences over the time that I have been in coaching, indulging my own sense of humor at press conferences has not been greatly to my benefit."

Bobby Knight, American Coach

Humor, Time, Coaching, First

1

"You know, Willie Wonka said it best: we are the makers of dreams, the dreamers of dreams."

"You know, Willie Wonka said it best: we are the makers of dreams, the dreamers of dreams."

Herb Brooks, American Coach

1

"One loss is good for the soul, Too many losses is not good for the coach."

"One loss is good for the soul, Too many losses is not good for the coach."

Knute Rockne, American Coach

1

"Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple."

"Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple."

Barry Switzer, American Coach

Life, People, Thinking

1

"Cancer can take away all of my physical abilities. It cannot touch my mind, it cannot touch my heart, and it cannot touch my soul."

"Cancer can take away all of my physical abilities. It cannot touch my mind, it cannot touch my heart, and it cannot touch my soul."

Jim Valvano, American Coach

Soul, Heart, Cancer, Mind

1

"Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price."

"Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price."

Vince Lombardi, American Coach

Success, Work, Hardwork

1

"People change over the years, and that changes situations for good and for bad."

"People change over the years, and that changes situations for good and for bad."

Bobby Knight, American Coach

Change, People, Years

1

"I'll also tell you that five hundred thousand people will die this year of cancer. And I'll also tell you that one in every four will be afflicted with this disease, and yet, somehow, we seem to have put it in a little bit of the background."

"I'll also tell you that five hundred thousand people will die this year of cancer. And I'll also tell you that one in every four will be afflicted with this disease, and yet, somehow, we seem to have put it in a little bit of the background."

Jim Valvano, American Coach

People, Cancer, Disease, Will

1

"My bones are as hard as a rock. Every time I have a biopsy, the doctors are doing hand exercises a week, ten days out."

"My bones are as hard as a rock. Every time I have a biopsy, the doctors are doing hand exercises a week, ten days out."

Don Baylor, American Coach

1

"But as coaches, we need to get a little more fire and passion and be more demanding that our guys get the job done. I think players will respond to that, and we'll see."

"But as coaches, we need to get a little more fire and passion and be more demanding that our guys get the job done. I think players will respond to that, and we'll see."

Steve Spurrier, American Coach

Coach, Coaches, Fire, Job, Passion

1

"As I've said, basketball has been, I think, a real cooperative venture. There have been a lot of people that have been involved in it: coaches, administrators - not recently - fans and nobody, nobody any more so than students over the years."

"As I've said, basketball has been, I think, a real cooperative venture. There have been a lot of people that have been involved in it: coaches, administrators - not recently - fans and nobody, nobody any more so than students over the years."

Bobby Knight, American Coach

People, Basketball, Coaches, Fans

1

"I am ready to work, I am ready for this job and I am ready for this challenge."

"I am ready to work, I am ready for this job and I am ready for this challenge."

Stuart Pearce, English Coach

Work, Challenge, Job

1

"I have found that the players who have played in that game really do have respect for their adversaries."

"I have found that the players who have played in that game really do have respect for their adversaries."

Darrell Royal, American Coach

1

"I asked a ref if he could give me a technical foul for thinking bad things about him. He said, of course not. I said, well, I think you stink. And he gave me a technical. You can't trust em."

"I asked a ref if he could give me a technical foul for thinking bad things about him. He said, of course not. I said, well, I think you stink. And he gave me a technical. You can't trust em."

Jim Valvano, American Coach

Trust, Thinking

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