Ashe, Arthur "You are never really playing an opponent.
You
are playing yourself, your own highest
standards,
and when you reach your limits,
that is real joy."
Auerbach, Red "Some say you have to use your five best players, but I found out you win with the five that fit together best as a team.
Bailey, Dan "Champions have no off-season."
Bannister, Roger "The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win."
Bennett, Dick “I concluded some time ago that a major part of success of a team, or of an individual, has a great deal to do with the intangible qualities possessed. The real key is how a person sees himself [humility], how he feels about what he does [passion], how he works with others [unity], how he makes others betters [servanthood], and how he deals with frustration and success, truly learning from each situation [thankfulness], I believe those concepts are the essence of a good player, team, coach, or individual in any capacity
in life.” quoted in " A Season With Coach Dick Bennett" by Eric Ferris
Bird, Larry "Leadership is diving for a loose ball...It's abut being able to take it as well as dish it out. That's the only way your going to get respect from other players."
Blair, Gary Ryan "Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile."
Boselli, Tony "You can't be a good leader without good character."
Brown, Larry "Failure does not come from losing,
but from not trying."
Burns, Laing Jr ."Possession of the ball is the key to winning in football, basketball, and the game of life."
Send us some of your favorite basketball quotes, and we will include them in our list! As you can see, not all of our basketball quotes came from basketball coaches or basketball players, but we feel that they are all useful resources for basketball coaching and to life in general. We hope that you will find them to be useful.
Basketball Quotes (We feel that our quotes are all great resources for basketball coaching and for life in general. We hope that you will find them to be useful!)
Carnegie, Andrew "As I grow older, I pay less attention to what people say. I just watch what they do."
Carnegie, Dale "All life is a chance. The person who
goes
farthest is the one who is willing
to do and dare."
Carrill, Pete "Winning takes character. Workers get the most out of themselves. When a body has limited talent, it must muster all its resources of character to overcome adversity."
Chamberlain, Wilt "This is a team game and one man doesn't win and one man doesn't lose. In the end, the best team usually wins."
Churchill, Winston A pessimist sees the difficulty in every
opportunity; an optimist sees the
opportunity in every difficulty."
Cooper, David "The pro is the person who has all the hassles, obstacles, and disappointing frustrations that everyone else has. yet continues to persist, does the job, and makes it look easy.
Cousy, Bob "I dribbled by the hour with my left hand
when I was young. I didn't have full control,
but I got so I could move the ball back and
forth from one hand to the other without
breaking the cadence of my dribble.
I wasn't
dribbling behind my back or
setting up
any
trick stuff, but I was laying the
groundwork for it."
Brad Daugherty "I never think about missing a free throw.
All that goes through my mind when I'm at
the line is seeing the ball go through the
bottom of the net. "
Dempsey, Jack "A champion is one who gets up even
when he can't."
Dierdorf, Dan "I don't pay attention to what others are doing. I feel strongly that if I have correct goals and the determination to keep pursuing them the best way I know how, everything else falls into line."
Disney, Walt "You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you."
Drucker, Peter "Effective leadership is not about making
speeches
or being liked; leadership
is defined
by results
not attributes."
Dungy, Tony
"I've always tried to coach people the
way I would like to be coached; positively
and encouragingly rather than with
criticism and fear . . .. I've tried to be
as fair as possible."
As you can see, not all of our basketball quotes came from basketball coaches or basketball players. Send us some of your favorite basketball quotes, and we will include them in our list!
Eliot, T.S. "If you want it you must
obtain it by great labor."
Elliott, Walter"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short
races one after another."
Fitzsimmons, Cotton "I have a basic philosophy that I've tried to follow during my coaching career. Whether you're winning or losing, it is important to always be yourself. You can't change because of the circumstances around you."
Forbes, BC "Diamonds are only lumps of coal
that stuck to their jobs."
Foster, Bill "Negative thoughts are contagious and they get passed around like a disease. I inoculate myself against the fear of failure."
We believe that these quotes are all useful resources for basketball coaching and to life in general. As you can see, not all of our basketball quotes came from basketball coaches or basketball players.
Garland, Judy "Always be a first—rate version of
yourself,
instead of a second—rate
version of
somebody else."
Gibbs, Joe "People who enjoy what they do, invariably do it well."
Graf, Steffi "You can't measure success if you have never failed. My father has taught me that if you really do want to reach your goals, you can't spend any time worrying about whether you're going to win or lose. Focus only on getting better."
Hamilton, Brutus "It is one of the strange ironies of this strange life that those
who work the hardest, who subject themselves to the strictest discipline, who give up certain pleasurable things in order to achieve a goal, are the happiest."
Harrell, Keith "Whether you realize it or not, you are a role model for the people in your life. Your every action is being watched. Someone is looking to you for inspiration, support and leadership."
Havlicek, John "We win because we play together as a team."
Hill, Napolean "The majority of men meet with failure because
of their lack of persistence in creating new
plans to take the place of those, which fail.
Holtz, Lou "The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it."
Send us some of your favorite basketball quotes, and we will include them in our list! As you can see, not all of our basketball quotes came from basketball coaches or basketball players, but we feel that they are all useful resources for basketball coaching and to life in general. We hope that you will find them to be useful.
Basketball Quotes(We feel that our quotes are all great resources for basketball coaching and for life in general. We hope that you will find them to be useful!)
Iacocca, Lee "Don't just stand there, make it happen."
Jackson, Phil "Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We."
Jackson, Phil "Once you've done the mental work, there comes
a point (where) you have to throw yourself into
the action and put your heart on the line."
James, Lebron “I don't need too much. Glamour and all that stuff don't excite me. I am just glad I have the game of basketball in my life.”
Jenner, Bruce "I learned that the only way you are going to get anywhere in life is to work hard at it. Whether you're a musician, a writer, an athlete or a businessman, there is no getting around it. If you do, you'll win. If you don't you won't."
Johnson, Earvin "Magic" "I never think that there's something I can't do, whether it's beating my opponent one on one or practicing another hour because something about my game is just not right."
Johnson, Kyle "You have to play so hard that it hurts!"
Jones, Charles "Tremendous" You are the same today that you are going to be in five years from now except for two things: the people with whom you associate and the books you read.
Josephson, Michael S. “A good coach improves your game. A
great coach improves your life.”
Joyner-Kersee, Jackie "Achieving success and personal glory in athletics has less to do with wins and losses than it does with learning how to prepare yourself so that at the end of the day, whether on the track or in the office, you know that there was nothing more you could have done to reach your ultimate goal."
As you can see, not all of our basketball quotes came from basketball coaches or basketball players. Send us some of your favorite basketball quotes, and we will include them in our list!
Kennedy, John F. "Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction."
Knight, Bob "Discipline is doing what has to be done, when it has to be done, as well as it can be done, and doing it that way all the time."
Knight, Bob "I just love the game of basketball so much. The game! I don't need the 18,000 people screaming and all the peripheral things. To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation."
Kroc, Ray "Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get"
Mike Krzyzewski"A common mistake among those who work in
sport is spending a disproportional amount of time on"x's and o's" as compared to time spent learning about people."
Lambert, Jack "I was determined to play. I knew all along deep down inside that I could do it, that I was good even though hardly anyone seemed to agree with me. My determination more than made up for any lack of speed, height, or weight."
Lasorda, Tommmy "Pressure is a word that is
misused in our vocabulary. When you start
thinking of pressure, it's because
you've started to think of failure."
Lincoln, Abraham "Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing."
Lincoln, Abraham "You cannot escape the responsibility of
tomorrow by evading it today."
Lincoln, Abraham "I will prepare, and someday my
chance will come."
Lombardi, Vince "The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand."
We believe that these quotes are all useful resources for basketball coaching and to life in general. As you can see, not all of our basketball quotes came from basketball coaches or basketball players.
Mandela, Nelson "There is no passion to be found playing
small, in settling for a life that is less than
the one you are capable of living."
Maris, Roger "You hit home runs not by chance,
but by preparation."
Maxwell, John C. "When problems confront successful leaders,
they get excited about the opportunity."
Maxwell, John C. " A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."
Maxwell, John C. "Learn to say 'no' to the good, so you can say 'yes' to the best."
John McKay "You shouldn't worry about the fans
or the press or trying to satisfy the
expectations of everyone else.
All that matters is whether you can
look in the mirror and honestly
tell the person you see there that
you've done your best.."
James Michener "Character consists of what you do on
the third and fourth tries."
Mother Teresa"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin."
Send us some of your favorite basketball quotes, and we will include them in our list! As you can see, not all of our basketball quotes came from basketball coaches or basketball players, but we feel that they are all useful resources for basketball coaching and to life in general. We hope that you will find them to be useful.
Nightingale, Earl "Successful people form the habit of doing what failures don't like to do. They like the results they get by doing what they don't necessarily enjoy. "
Nightingale, Earl "It’s our attitude in life that determines
life’s attitude toward us."
Noble, Charles C. "You must have long-term goals to keep you from being frustrated by short-term failures."
Norman, Greg "Setting goals for your game is an art. The trick is in setting them at the right level -- neither too low nor too high. A good goal should be lofty enough to inspire hard work, yet realistic enough to provide solid hope of attainment."
Nyad, Diana "I am willing to put myself through anything; temporary pain or discomfort means nothing to me as long as I can see that the experience will take me to a new level. I am interested in the unknown, and the only path to the unknown is through breaking barriers, an often painful process."
We believe that these quotes are all useful resources for basketball coaching and to life in general. As you can see, not all of our basketball quotes came from basketball coaches or basketball players.
Basketball Quotes(We feel that our quotes are all great resources for basketball coaching and for life in general. We hope that you will find them to be useful!)
Olsen, Merlin "We need to know where we are going
and how we plan to get there. Our dreams and
aspirations must be translated into real and
tangible goals with priorities and time frames."
Owen, Ray "Trying times are not the times to stop trying."
Owens, Jesse: "Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust."
As you can see, not all of our basketball quotes came from basketball coaches or basketball players. Send us some of your favorite basketball quotes, and we will include them in our list!
Palmer, Arnold “I've always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win."
Pele Enthusiasm is everything. It must be as taut and vibrating as a guitar string."
Phelps, Michael "I wouldn't say anything is impossible. I think that
everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it
and put the work and time into it."
Phillips, Bum "I'd rather have preparation than motivation. Everyone likes to play, but no one likes to practice."
Send us some of your favorite basketball quotes, and we will include them in our list! As you can see, not all of our basketball quotes came from basketball coaches or basketball players, but we feel that they are all useful resources for basketball coaching and to life in general. We hope that you will find them to be useful.
Basketball Quotes(We feel that our quotes are all great resources for basketball coaching and for life in general. We hope that you will find them to be useful!)
Rice, Condoleezza "Education is of no value and talent is worthless - unless you have an unwavering aim. Never find yourself without a compass."
Riis, Jacob "When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that blow that did it - but all that had gone before."
Riley, Pat "The true warrior understands and seizes
that moment by giving an effort so intense
and so intuitive that it could only be
called one from the heart. "
Robinson, David "You're always going to face criticism, you're always going to face challenges, but those things are there to make you stronger and more committed."
Robinson, Frank "Whether you're trying to excel in athletics or in any other field, always practice. Look, listen, learn -- and practice, practice, practice. There is no substitute for work, no shortcut to the top."
Rohn, Jim Leaders must learn to discipline their
disappointments. It's not what happens to us,
it
is what
we choose to do about what
happens
that makes the
difference in how
our lives turn out. "
Rohn, Jim "Success is not to be pursued; it is to be
attracted by the person you become. "
Roosevelt, Theodore"We cannot do great deeds unless we're willing to do the small things that make up the sum of greatness."
Roosevelt Theodore "In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing."
Ruth, Babe "It's hard to beat a person who never gives up."
As you can see, not all of our basketball quotes came from basketball coaches or basketball players. Send us some of your favorite basketball quotes, and we will include them in our list!
Sheets, Jeromy "Coaching is about development and relationships."
Shula, Don "Some clubs want to win so much they'll do
anything to get it. Our approach has been just the
opposite. We've tried to do things the right way. And
the right way is [abiding by] the rules and regulations ..
. I may not like all of them, but once they are [official],
we play by them."
Singleton, Ken "If you want to hit .300, set your sights on .325. If you want to drive in 100 runs, go for 125. Then, if you fall a little short and hit .304 and drive in 100 runs, you won't be disappointed."
Spanish Proverb: "Habits are first cobwebs, then cables."
Staubach, Roger "Nothing good comes in life or athletics unless a lot of hard work has preceded the effort. Only temporary success is achieved by taking shortcuts."
Stargell, Willie "Be honest and work hard to get what you want. Don't take shortcuts; you only cheat yourself in the long run. Success is not measured by money or fame, but by how you feel about your own goals and accomplishments and the time and effort you put into them. "
Summitt, Pat: "The ultimate goal of discipline is to teach self discipline."
Send us some of your favorite basketball quotes, and we will include them in our list! As you can see, not all of our basketball quotes came from basketball coaches or basketball players, but we feel that they are all useful resources for basketball coaching and to life in general. We hope that you will find them to be useful.
Thomas, Kurt"I feel that the most important step in any major accomplishment is setting a specific goal. This enables you to keep your mind focused on your goal and off the many obstacles that will arise while you're striving to do your best."
Tomlinson, H. M. "We see things not as they are, but as we are."
Tracy, Brian "There's only one direction you can coast."
We believe that these quotes are all useful resources for basketball coaching and to life in general. As you can see, not all of our basketball quotes came from basketball coaches or basketball players.
Basketball Quotes(We feel that our quotes are all great resources for basketball coaching and for life in general. We hope that you will find them to be useful!)
Unseld, Wes "I didn't do anything very pretty. My contributions were in the intangibles. But, they were the type of things that help lead a team.."
As you can see, not all of our basketball quotes came from basketball coaches or basketball players. Send us some of your favorite basketball quotes, and we will include them in our list!
Vermeil, Dick"If you don't invest very much, then defeat doesn't hurt you very much and winning is not very exciting."
Send us some of your favorite basketball quotes, and we will include them in our list! As you can see, not all of our basketball quotes came from basketball coaches or basketball players, but we feel that they are all useful resources for basketball coaching and to life in general. We hope that you will find them to be useful.
Waitley, Dennis"There are two primary choices in life: to accept
conditions as they exist, or accept the
responsibility for changing them."
Ward, William Arthur "Adversity cause some men to break; others to break records."
Ward, William Arthur "Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.
Ward, William Arthur "It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people; to focus your energies on answers - not excuses.
Washington, Booker T. "Success is to be measured not so much
by the position that one has reached
in life as by the obstacles which
he has overcome."
West, Jerry When time is running out and the score is close, most players are thinking, I don't want to be the one to lose the game, but I'm thinking, What do I have to do to win?"
Westphal, Paul "Have fun doing whatever it is that you desire to accomplish. Learn it one step at a time, emphasizing the fundamentals, and do it because you love it, not because it's work."
Whittier, John Greenleaf "For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been' "
Wilksinson, Bud "Remember, 'Rome was not built in a day.' Instant success is never possible. Competence results only from sustained, consistent, self-disciplined effort over an extended period of time."
Williams, Serena "I always believe I can beat the best, achieve the best. I always see myself in the top position."
Winfield, Dave "A winner is one who is not afraid of the challenge, who rebounds from his setbacks, and who is flexible enough to make adjustments in order to succeed the next time."
Wooden, John "It's what you learn after you know it all that counts."
Wooden, John "Success is peace of mind, which is a
direct result of self-satisfaction
in
knowing you made the effort to
become
the best at which you are
capable."
Wooden, John "Never mistake activity for achievement."
We believe that these quotes are all useful resources for basketball coaching and to life in general. As you can see, not all of our basketball quotes came from basketball coaches or basketball players.
Send us some of your favorite basketball quotes, and we will include them in our list! As you can see, not all of our basketball quotes came from basketball coaches or basketball players, but we feel that they are all useful resources for basketball coaching and to life in general. We hope that you will find them to be useful.
Basketball Quotes(We feel that our quotes are all great resources for basketball coaching and for life in general. We hope that you will find them to be useful!)
We cannot find the source for these quotes. If you know and would like to inform us, we will give the individual credit. info@coachingtoolbox.net.
"A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them." Unknown
"Good leaders must first become good servants". Unkown
"Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance." Unknown
A big man is one who makes us feel bigger when we are with him.” Unknown
Don't spend a dollar's worth of time on a dime decision." Unknown
"We are judged by what we finish, not what we start." Unknown
Advice for dealing with extremely difficult people, "Don't wrestle with the pigs. You both get mud on you, and the pigs like it." Unknown
Your toughest competition in life is anyone who is willing to work harder than you." Unknown
"A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the quality of his actions and the integrity of his intent. " Unknown
"When someone hurts us we should write it
down in sand where winds of forgiveness
can erase it away; but, when someone
does something good for us, we must
engrave it in stone where no wind can
ever erase it." Unknown
"When you're through improving,
you're through."
Unknown
As you can see, not all of our basketball quotes came from basketball coaches or basketball players. Send us some of your favorite basketball quotes, and we will include them in our list!
Here are a few basketball poems, and other odds and end for you to consider as handouts for your players, to elementary or middle school lbasketball players, or to include in your players notebooks. Also check out our basketball quotes section for some ideas to include in your notebooks.
Momentum is a huge part of the game of basketball. Some of it is out of our control, but there are Momentum Killers and Momentum Getters that we can identify and work to our advantage through a plan and the way we run our basketball practices. We have started a list to get you thinking.
Intensity Looks Like is our list of the types of things we look for to evaluate whether or not a team is playing as hard as we would like or not.
Little Eyes--Author Unknown is a nice reminder to older players that they are constantly being watched and worshiped by younger basketball players, just like they looked up to the older players when they were in elementary and middle school. This is one of those basketball poems that needs to be in every players' notebook!
The Quiz is a fun way to step back and take a look at what are the things that really matter in education and amateur athletic competition.
The Starfish Story makes a great point about what it really takes to make a huge difference in the world.
Togetherness Looks Like is the counterpart to the playing hard list, but this one is written from the perspective of team building and what that chemistry looks like when a group of individuals comes together and truly forms a team.
Basketball by Bob Knight is a very nostalgic look at the game of basketball and what it means to all of us who are fortunate enough to be able to be a part of it.
If you have any suggestions that would be good additions to our basketball poems collection and could be useful in basketball coaching, please e-mail us your contribution.
t's our job, it’s their game. Even the most dedicated players will never take is as seriously as coaches do.
It’s not what you teach it is what you emphasize that they will remember.
Players want discipline, direction, and purpose.
Repetition with variety leads to proper habits. Re-teach if necessary.
There will always be problems—It is our number one job as coaches to solve them and to manage each crisis.
Wins and losses do not determine success.
Are you spending your basketball practice time and individual development workout time on the things that make the biggest difference in games?
Your team will play their games almost exactly like the basketball practices you run.
Good teams and players give first and second efforts, great teams and players give third and fourth efforts.
Coach K builds a culture at Duke rather than a program.
Becoming fundamentally sound will make you a consistent player.
RSS feed!
Save To Delicious
by Eric Ferris
