top of page
.png){kind=small}
Quotes by Coach
"Two kinds of ballplayers aren't worth a darn: One that never does what he's told, and one who does nothin' except what he's told."
17
"The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have."
17
"Players have two things to do. Play and keep their mouths shut."
17
"Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a person as if he were where he could be and should be, and he will become what he could be and should be."
Will,
17
"The will to succeed is important, but what's more important is the will to prepare."
16
"The better the coaching has become, the worse the game has become."
16
"Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect."
16
"Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take it as well as dish it out. That's the only way you're going to get respect from the players."
16
"A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment."
16
"Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better."
15
"We count on winning. And if we lose, don't beef. And the best way to prevent beefing is - don't lose."
13
"The job of arguing with the umpire belongs to the manager, because it won't hurt the team if he gets thrown out of the game."
13
"I really don't like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it."
13
"Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work."
13
"Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don't quit until you attain it. When you do attain it, set another goal, and don't quit until you reach it. Never quit."
13
"I was in a profession that received a lot of media."
13
"I think the Pistons have such a well rounded team, which is why they're so successful. All you have to do is look at the stats defensively and at their rebounding and scoring."
13
"At a young age winning is not the most important thing... the important thing is to develop creative and skilled players with good confidence."
12
"I think generally the Japanese players have more intensity in practice but generally I do the same things."
11
"If I'd have went on the ice when this thing happened, someone would have speared me or something. It's a great feeling of accomplishment and pride. They had to do it; it was their moment."
11
"Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate."
11
"One day of practice is like one day of clean living. It doesn't do you any good."
11
"Drink the first. Sip the second slowly. Skip the third."
11
"You need to play with supreme confidence, or else you'll lose again, and then losing becomes a habit."
11
"Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming."
11
bottom of page