Top 1200 Quotes & Sayings by Famous Coaches - Page 3

The team is never about the single player. It's not about the injury that keeps a star out of a certain game, and it's not about the coach. It's about the strength, and the abilities of the sum.

I'm up for challenges. I'm up for being outside the box, making tough decisions and challenges... And I'm a little bit of an adrenaline junkie.

The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline.

That's what good teams do right there: We come together - and go boom!

The best players I have seen and known have confidence in their teammates. They know that basketball's not a one-man game. That confidence brings out the best in everybody, because it's contagious.

A winning effort begins with preparation.

Every person has a different view of another person's image. That's all perception. The character of a man, the integrity, that's who you are.

The bottom line is, I want us to rebound, defend, share the ball, play hard. That's all. Now if you can't do that, if that's not important enough to you, it's not on me.

It's easy to give up. It's even easier to start pointing fingers.

I've had opportunities. But I'm happy at Utah. I can do a lot of nice things and I love the kids. We work hard and we have fun.

Grinding is a mindset and a willingness and commitment to work at it.

You're playing worse and worse every day and right now you're playing like it's next month.

Togetherness is huge. I just can't see anybody getting results in team sport without being together.

Balance is the secret for every team. There cannot be a defensive formation and an attacking formation: such a concept is a limitation.

Fear is the greatest obstacle to learning. But fear is your best friend. Fear is like fire. If you learn to control it, you let it work for you. If you don’t learn to control it, it’ll destroy you and everything around you.

The measure of a man’s character is not determined by how he handles his wins, but how he handles his failures.

Sometimes, when life moves along, you're presented with situations where you find it necessary to speak because so many people either seem to be afraid to or, more sinister, are unwilling to face things and let things go and worry about their own situations.

Sometimes you've gotta take a risk.

If winning or losing is going to define your life, you're on a rough road.

Trust brings a higher level of communication and a higher level of commitment and accountability.

There is always the fear of failure, and if you struggle, you become nervous, and that's when the underdogs have an opportunity to create a surprise.

Don’t say ‘I can’t,’ say ‘I presently struggle with.’

Notice who is in the locker room after you lose, not after you win.

Every team has a play style, in my opinion. The video speaks for itself; that's what we always pay attention to.

Everybody has the same amount of time during the day. You can either spend your time or invest your time.

You really just have to come in and build the spirit up of your team by working them everyday, showing them examples of what they've done and reinforce their work.

I don't think you should ever run from history. You should learn from it and embrace it.

Genetics is all about showcasing human beauty along with high-quality performance.

Get the kids to understand that they shouldn't worry about who makes the shot, only whether or not the shot is made

Coaches don't sleep for a reason. They don't sleep because it's a danger zone every night. Very seldom do you ever get two or three days off... The lifestyle of coaching in the NBA is a tremendous challenge that gives you tremendous highs but also tremendous lows.

If you don't have your health, you don't have anything.

There's no such thing as bad weather, just soft people.

A healthy sweat comes from being passionate and throwing yourself into your workout. And again, it's achieving that intensity. I always like to say 'It's not how long, it's how strong'.

When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less.

Hard things take time to do. Impossible things take a little longer.

Your job, as a head coach and general manager, is to listen and not bypass any opportunity to help your team improve.

In football, like in life, you must learn to play within the rules of the game.

I do some broadcasting and speaking as well.

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

A hockey team is like a puzzle. Every piece is vital.

If you don't have the right culture, in the difficult moments, the tree is going to shake, so my job is to convince everybody that this is how we are going to live, and if you are going to be part of this organisation it has to be in these terms and in this way.

I played in Premier League with Chelsea and in Italy with lot of teams.

Rugby has always been a game for all shapes and sizes. You have the superstars and the fast guys who score the tries, but you also need the workhorses and the people who play all the other roles. Unless they all work together as a team then it's really going to affect the performance. Everyone's got to rely on everyone else.

It's not about what you're capable of, It's about what you're willing to do.

A leader is admired, a boss is feared.

I'm not an overly happy person. There are times when I'm happy, and that's usually in my private life.

You learn more from losing than winning. You learn how to keep going.

A Michigan man is going to coach Michigan.

No matter what the situation, winning takes care of a lot of stuff. Things are never perfect, even when you win. But it does make for a lot better environment, for sure.

Work hard, stay positive, and get up early. It's the best part of the day.

Day offers two equally necessary sacraments - the benediction of morning and the absolution of dusk. In the morning coffee blesses and in the evening wine absolves.

I was pretty dorky in high school. I was pretty much of a recluse.

Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.

A goal without a plan is a wish. What's your plan? It's on you, because you have to do all the work.

You have to wake up and say, 'I have a fire in me to be better than I am right now.' That's your base.

It's your body. Tell it what to do.

Whether you're a quarterback and you just threw a pick, or you're a corner and you just got beat for a touchdown, you've got to have a short-term memory, shake it off and play the next play.

I am a firm believer that if you score one goal the other team have to score two to win.

You have a lot of ups and downs in coaching, especially, but I can't remember any bad times at this point. I mean, they're all good. A lot of tears when you lose, a lot of down times, but I can't remember any of them. They're all positive now. Even the bad times were good.

So what am I willing to do? Do my work heartily, unto the Lord. There is no higher accountability in life than to do something for God. So that's kind of how I operate.