Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Tex Winter

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American coach Tex Winter.

Last updated on April 14, 2025.

Morice Fredrick "Tex" Winter was an American basketball coach and innovator of the triangle offense. He was a head coach in college basketball for 30 years before becoming an assistant coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was an assistant to Phil Jackson on nine NBA championship teams with the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers. Winter was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011.

American - Coach | Born: February 25, 1922

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Probably the most important aspect of individual defensive play is the 'close-out.' This approach to the ball should be made in a 'step-drag action' with advanced foot moving forward first and then the back foot in a boxer's type shuffling of the feet.

Tex Winter

Neither criticism nor praise should be highly regarded.

Tex Winter

$There is no substitution for hustle, and if you don't hustle there will be substitution — © Tex Winter$

There is no substitution for hustle, and if you don't hustle there will be substitution

Tex Winter

Good defensive play is as much a matter of hustle, desire and pride as it is anything else.

Tex Winter

The main thing is, too many players feel like they're complete players when they're not, so rather than acknowledge their limitations and play within their ability, they overreach.

Tex Winter

I think there's an awful lot of ball players with great skills, but whether or not they're going to be on winning teams is not going to be answered until you see how they fit in to a team or a program. If they don't, it may be their fault or it may be their coaches.

Tex Winter

Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Tex Winter

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