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Quotes by Coach

"Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired."

"Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired."

Lou Holtz, American Coach

Coach, Coaching, Mistakes, Nothing

3

"Great effort springs naturally from great attitude."

"Great effort springs naturally from great attitude."

Pat Riley, American Coach

Attitude, Effort

3

"Playing sport was somewhat frivolous, but I liked it. I rebelled a little bit, and wouldn't go to music lessons and things like that, but I would go and play ball. My parents learned to love it because they saw how much I got out of it."

"Playing sport was somewhat frivolous, but I liked it. I rebelled a little bit, and wouldn't go to music lessons and things like that, but I would go and play ball. My parents learned to love it because they saw how much I got out of it."

Mike Krzyzewski, American Coach

Love, Music, Parents, Play

3

"I've enjoyed my retirement."

"I've enjoyed my retirement."

Darrell Royal, American Coach

3

"I enjoy making the decisions."

"I enjoy making the decisions."

Stuart Pearce, English Coach

Decision-Making, Decisions

3

"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!"

"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!"

Pat Riley, American Coach

Ego, Problems, Solution, Spirit

3

"Management must speak with one voice. When it doesn't management itself becomes a peripheral opponent to the team's mission."

"Management must speak with one voice. When it doesn't management itself becomes a peripheral opponent to the team's mission."

Pat Riley, American Coach

Management, Mission, Voice

3

"Punt returns will kill you quicker than a minnow can swim a dipper."

"Punt returns will kill you quicker than a minnow can swim a dipper."

Darrell Royal, American Coach

3

"Most of my cliches aren't original."

"Most of my cliches aren't original."

Chuck Knox, American Coach

3

"Everything we talk about is about beating the Packers, the Bears and the Vikings. Obviously there are other teams in the league, but if you can dominate and be on top of your division you are always in the playoff hunt. It's time for us to win that thing."

"Everything we talk about is about beating the Packers, the Bears and the Vikings. Obviously there are other teams in the league, but if you can dominate and be on top of your division you are always in the playoff hunt. It's time for us to win that thing."

Steve Mariucci, American Coach

3

"Imagination has a great deal to do with winning."

"Imagination has a great deal to do with winning."

Mike Krzyzewski, American Coach

Imagination, Winning

3

"Walking has been ridiculous in college basketball the past 15 years."

"Walking has been ridiculous in college basketball the past 15 years."

Bobby Knight, American Coach

Basketball, College, Past, Walking

3

"The best way to forget ones self is to look at the world with attention and love."

"The best way to forget ones self is to look at the world with attention and love."

Red Auerbach, American Coach

Love, Attention, Forget, Self

3

"The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off."

"The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off."

Abe Lemons, American Coach

Humor, Day, Retirement, Trouble

3

"I think everyone should go to college and get a degree and then spend six months as a bartender and six months as a cabdriver. Then they would really be educated."

"I think everyone should go to college and get a degree and then spend six months as a bartender and six months as a cabdriver. Then they would really be educated."

Al McGuire, American Coach

College, Months

3

"The players have to come and play. Today we did."

"The players have to come and play. Today we did."

Bill Laimbeer, American Coach

Sports, Play, Today

3

"If you win a National Championship, or you win two, people think you have not only seen the Holy Grail, but you've embraced it. Basically, I do what a lot of people do, but I've been able to win."

"If you win a National Championship, or you win two, people think you have not only seen the Holy Grail, but you've embraced it. Basically, I do what a lot of people do, but I've been able to win."

Mike Krzyzewski, American Coach

3

"I don't jog, if I die I want to be sick."

"I don't jog, if I die I want to be sick."

Abe Lemons, American Coach

3

"I'm going to try to enjoy the All-Star break, hope my players reflect on what happened the first half of the season, come back with a different attitude, try to find our solution on how to win it."

"I'm going to try to enjoy the All-Star break, hope my players reflect on what happened the first half of the season, come back with a different attitude, try to find our solution on how to win it."

Don Baylor, American Coach

Attitude, Hope, First, Solution

2

"When your are playing for the national championship, it's not a matter of life or death. It's more important than that."

"When your are playing for the national championship, it's not a matter of life or death. It's more important than that."

Duffy Daugherty, American Coach

2

"The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing."

"The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing."

Bear Bryant, American Coach

Winning, Fun, Losing, Years

2

"Anybody that's a Dolphins fan feels they're headed in the right direction."

"Anybody that's a Dolphins fan feels they're headed in the right direction."

Don Shula, American Coach

Direction, Right

2

"My parents didn't really understand too much about sport. At that time, we were in a Polish community in the inner city of Chicago, and I was the youngest of a bunch of cousins. Polish families are real big, with cousins and aunts and uncles."

"My parents didn't really understand too much about sport. At that time, we were in a Polish community in the inner city of Chicago, and I was the youngest of a bunch of cousins. Polish families are real big, with cousins and aunts and uncles."

Mike Krzyzewski, American Coach

Time, Chicago, Community, Parents

2

"When my time on earth is gone, and my activities here are passed, I want they bury me upside down, and my critics can kiss my ass!"

"When my time on earth is gone, and my activities here are passed, I want they bury me upside down, and my critics can kiss my ass!"

Bobby Knight, American Coach

Time, Kiss, Earth, Want

2

"I've had many a player tell me all through high school and right up until signing day that they were coming to Alabama, then they signed with somebody else."

"I've had many a player tell me all through high school and right up until signing day that they were coming to Alabama, then they signed with somebody else."

Bear Bryant, American Coach

Sports, Day, Right, School

2

"I'll never play at Wembley again, unless I play at Wembley again."

"I'll never play at Wembley again, unless I play at Wembley again."

Kevin Keegan, English Coach

2

"I try not to play two days in succession. I usually try to space it so I have a day in between."

"I try not to play two days in succession. I usually try to space it so I have a day in between."

Darrell Royal, American Coach

Retirement, Day, Play, Space

2

"I want to make sure I don't interfere with the success of that team next year. I don't see any way I could go to practice like most of 'em do, and not hurt the team. I'd go nuts if I tried doing that."

"I want to make sure I don't interfere with the success of that team next year. I don't see any way I could go to practice like most of 'em do, and not hurt the team. I'd go nuts if I tried doing that."

Bear Bryant, American Coach

Success, Hurt, Practice, Want

2

"I talked about my family, my family's so important."

"I talked about my family, my family's so important."

Jim Valvano, American Coach

2

"I'll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we'll be champions."

"I'll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we'll be champions."

Bear Bryant, American Coach

Sports, End, Hell

2

"Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?"

"Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?"

Jimmy Johnson, American Coach

2

"People who enjoy what they are doing invariably do it well."

"People who enjoy what they are doing invariably do it well."

Joe Gibbs, American Coach

2

"Playing for Yogi is like playing for your father; playing for Billy is like playing for your father-in-law."

"Playing for Yogi is like playing for your father; playing for Billy is like playing for your father-in-law."

Don Baylor, American Coach

2

"The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline."

"The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline."

Bum Phillips, American Coach

Discipline, Self

2

"I am doing the job with the mentality that I am going to be here a long time and I hope that I am."

"I am doing the job with the mentality that I am going to be here a long time and I hope that I am."

Stuart Pearce, English Coach

Time, Hope, Job

2

"I think what coaching is all about, is taking players and analyzing there ability, put them in a position where they can excel within the framework of the team winning. And I hope that I've done that in my 33 years as a head coach."

"I think what coaching is all about, is taking players and analyzing there ability, put them in a position where they can excel within the framework of the team winning. And I hope that I've done that in my 33 years as a head coach."

Don Shula, American Coach

Hope, Winning, Ability

2

"A good, quick, small team can beat a big, slow team any time."

"A good, quick, small team can beat a big, slow team any time."

Paul Bryant, American Coach

2

"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."

"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."

Vince Lombardi, American Coach

Family, Success, Pressure

2

"Public life is regarded as the crown of a career, and to young men it is the worthiest ambition. Politics is still the greatest and the most honorable adventure."

"Public life is regarded as the crown of a career, and to young men it is the worthiest ambition. Politics is still the greatest and the most honorable adventure."

Pat Riley, American Coach

Life, Men, Politics, Adventure

2

"One thing I never want to be accused of is not working."

"One thing I never want to be accused of is not working."

Don Shula, American Coach

2

"You have to defeat a great players aura more than his game."

"You have to defeat a great players aura more than his game."

Pat Riley, American Coach

2

"You have no choices about how you lose, but you do have a choice about how you come back and prepare to win again."

"You have no choices about how you lose, but you do have a choice about how you come back and prepare to win again."

Pat Riley, American Coach

Choice, Choices

2

"You're looking for players whose name on the front of the sweater is more important than the one on the back. I look for these players to play hard, to play smart and to represent their country."

"You're looking for players whose name on the front of the sweater is more important than the one on the back. I look for these players to play hard, to play smart and to represent their country."

Herb Brooks, American Coach

Nation, Country, Name, Play

2

"My only feeling about superstition is that it's unlucky to be behind at the end of the game."

"My only feeling about superstition is that it's unlucky to be behind at the end of the game."

Duffy Daugherty, American Coach

Superstition, End, Feeling

2

"I really believe everything is here for us to be very successful."

"I really believe everything is here for us to be very successful."

Steve Spurrier, American Coach

Success, Successful

2

"We probably spend more time talking about individual players in our coaching sessions than anything else."

"We probably spend more time talking about individual players in our coaching sessions than anything else."

Hayden Fry, American Coach

Time, Coaching, Talking

2

"Well, I think it's pretty much established that I just didn't have any interest in coaching in the pros."

"Well, I think it's pretty much established that I just didn't have any interest in coaching in the pros."

Bobby Knight, American Coach

Coach, Coaching, Interest, Pretty

2

"We've got a support system that gives our players a wonderful opportunity to graduate. If they go to class and give good effort, they can graduate from this school, and I believe that's important when you go out recruiting."

"We've got a support system that gives our players a wonderful opportunity to graduate. If they go to class and give good effort, they can graduate from this school, and I believe that's important when you go out recruiting."

Steve Spurrier, American Coach

Opportunity, Class, Effort, School

2

"If worms carried pistols, birds wouldn't eat 'em."

"If worms carried pistols, birds wouldn't eat 'em."

Darrell Royal, American Coach

2

"I used to care more about the score than I do now."

"I used to care more about the score than I do now."

Darrell Royal, American Coach

2

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