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Quotes by Coach

"You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one."
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John Wooden
"You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one."
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"Quick guys get tired; big guys don't shrink."
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Marv Harshman
"Quick guys get tired; big guys don't shrink."
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"Football players win football games."
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Chuck Knox
"Football players win football games."
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"A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning."
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Pat Riley
"A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning."
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"Two to three years down the road, other companies not on a model like Dell's will be in trouble."
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Jimmy Johnson
"Two to three years down the road, other companies not on a model like Dell's will be in trouble."
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"He doesn't know the meaning of the word fear, but then again he doesn't know the meaning of most words."
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Bobby Bowden
"He doesn't know the meaning of the word fear, but then again he doesn't know the meaning of most words."
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"My only feeling about superstition is that it's unlucky to be behind at the end of the game."
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Duffy Daugherty
"My only feeling about superstition is that it's unlucky to be behind at the end of the game."
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"What's better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?"
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Larry Bird
"What's better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?"
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"Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence."
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Vince Lombardi
"Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence."
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"They scored 26 points in three quarters. That's solid defense."
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Bill Laimbeer
"They scored 26 points in three quarters. That's solid defense."
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"I never have planned a whole lot of future. It's one day at a time."
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Darrell Royal
"I never have planned a whole lot of future. It's one day at a time."
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"People say you can't go out and eat with your players. I say why not."
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Tommy Lasorda
"People say you can't go out and eat with your players. I say why not."
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"Management must speak with one voice. When it doesn't management itself becomes a peripheral opponent to the team's mission."
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Pat Riley
"Management must speak with one voice. When it doesn't management itself becomes a peripheral opponent to the team's mission."
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"Most of my cliches aren't original."
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Chuck Knox
"Most of my cliches aren't original."
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"I'm fortunate now that I coach at Duke University and we've won a lot. I have some kids who haven't failed that much. But when they get to college, they're going to fail some time. That's a thing that I can help them the most with."
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Mike Krzyzewski
"I'm fortunate now that I coach at Duke University and we've won a lot. I have some kids who haven't failed that much. But when they get to college, they're going to fail some time. That's a thing that I can help them the most with."
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"I knew that when I resigned from the University of Texas that I would never coach again."
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Darrell Royal
"I knew that when I resigned from the University of Texas that I would never coach again."
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"About the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure."
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Tommy Lasorda
"About the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure."
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"The Porto players were with me for two and a half years, they believed in me, in my methods, in the way we do it. The next day I go and a manager arrives who works completely differently."
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Jose Mourinho
"The Porto players were with me for two and a half years, they believed in me, in my methods, in the way we do it. The next day I go and a manager arrives who works completely differently."
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"I'm not bored; I'm not a guy who has nothing to do."
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Darrell Royal
"I'm not bored; I'm not a guy who has nothing to do."
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"Fatigue makes cowards of us all."
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Vince Lombardi
"Fatigue makes cowards of us all."
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"To me, teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one. You become selfless."
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Mike Krzyzewski
"To me, teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one. You become selfless."
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"Each Warrior wants to leave the mark of his will, his signature, on important acts he touches. This is not the voice of ego but of the human spirit, rising up and declaring that it has something to contribute to the solution of the hardest problems, no matter how vexing!"
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Pat Riley
"Each Warrior wants to leave the mark of his will, his signature, on important acts he touches. This is not the voice of ego but of the human spirit, rising up and declaring that it has something to contribute to the solution of the hardest problems, no matter how vexing!"
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"Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights."
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John Wooden
"Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights."
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"Breaks balance out. The sun don't shine on the same ol' dog's rear end every day."
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Darrell Royal
"Breaks balance out. The sun don't shine on the same ol' dog's rear end every day."
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"When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality."
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Joe Paterno
"When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality."
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"I was still enjoying coaching, but there was a repetitious manner about it."
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Darrell Royal
"I was still enjoying coaching, but there was a repetitious manner about it."
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"Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate."
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Vince Lombardi
"Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate."
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"If worms carried pistols, birds wouldn't eat 'em."
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Darrell Royal
"If worms carried pistols, birds wouldn't eat 'em."
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"Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful."
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John Wooden
"Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful."
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"It's been years since I've had a real input in the game anyway. For this game, I've just tried to keep all the other stuff away from the players and coaches."
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Bear Bryant
"It's been years since I've had a real input in the game anyway. For this game, I've just tried to keep all the other stuff away from the players and coaches."
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"Giving yourself permission to lose guarantees a loss."
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Pat Riley
"Giving yourself permission to lose guarantees a loss."
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"As a coach you can influence the diet of your players. You can point out what is wrong."
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Arsene Wenger
"As a coach you can influence the diet of your players. You can point out what is wrong."
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"A winner never stops trying."
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Tom Landry
"A winner never stops trying."
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"I think training of better Youth Coaches is essential."
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Arsene Wenger
"I think training of better Youth Coaches is essential."
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"My theory of hitting was just to watch the ball as it came in and hit it."
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Tommy Lasorda
"My theory of hitting was just to watch the ball as it came in and hit it."
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"Punt returns will kill you quicker than a minnow can swim a dipper."
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Darrell Royal
"Punt returns will kill you quicker than a minnow can swim a dipper."
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"How do you win? By getting average players to play good and good players to play great. That's how you win."
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Bum Phillips
"How do you win? By getting average players to play good and good players to play great. That's how you win."
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"Winning isn't everything, but it beats anything that comes in second."
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Paul Bryant
"Winning isn't everything, but it beats anything that comes in second."
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"Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit."
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Vince Lombardi
"Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit."
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"Number three, we're going to play very smart and we're not going to beat ourselves. If the other team is better than us and they just out execute us and play better then we can live with that, but we're going to play smart and give ourselves every opportunity to win the game."
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Steve Spurrier
"Number three, we're going to play very smart and we're not going to beat ourselves. If the other team is better than us and they just out execute us and play better then we can live with that, but we're going to play smart and give ourselves every opportunity to win the game."
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"Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good."
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Joe Paterno
"Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good."
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"Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated."
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Lou Holtz
"Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated."
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"The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline."
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Bum Phillips
"The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline."
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"Once you agree upon the price you and your family must pay for success, it enables you to ignore the minor hurts, the opponent's pressure, and the temporary failures."
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Vince Lombardi
"Once you agree upon the price you and your family must pay for success, it enables you to ignore the minor hurts, the opponent's pressure, and the temporary failures."
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"I really believe everything is here for us to be very successful."
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Steve Spurrier
"I really believe everything is here for us to be very successful."
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"I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat."
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Tom Landry
"I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat."
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"I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American."
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Larry Bird
"I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American."
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"Don't be a spectator, don't let life pass you by."
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Lou Holtz
"Don't be a spectator, don't let life pass you by."
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"Nothing is work unless you'd rather be doing something else."
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George Halas
"Nothing is work unless you'd rather be doing something else."
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"When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball."
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Larry Bird
"When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball."
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