Quotes of All Topics . Occasions . Authors
There is no more powerful leadership tool than your own personal example.
A gifted player, who is not a team player, will ultimately hurt the team.
Although there is no progress without change, not all change is progress.
Be observing constantly. Stay open-minded. Be eager to learn and improve.
It is harmful to compare yourself to others. Others will do that for you.
I always talked to my players about today. It's the only day that matters.
Well, if you're true to yourself you're going to be true to everyone else.
I don't think I was a fine game coach I think I was a good practice coach.
Good players can take coaching; great players can take coaching and learn.
The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.
You must be interested in finding the best way, not in having your own way.
To win once you must have talent, but to win again you must have character.
Do not get so concerned with making a living that you forget to make a life.
If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.
When you choose to become part of a team, you cease to exist as an individual.
The courageous struggle for a noble cause should be considered success itself.
It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit.
The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.
The team that makes the most mistakes usually wins, because doers make mistakes
Great leaders are always out front with a banner, instead of behind with a whip.
Some of my greatest pleasures have come from finding ways to overcome obstacles.
Perform at your best when your best is required. Your best is required each day.
Constantly be aware and observing. Always seek to improve yourself and the team.
The ability to see the good in others and the bad in ourselves is perfect vision.
Success travels in the company of very hard work. There is no trick, no easy way.
I like to spend time in the past, with the things that have been important to me.
Stay the course. When thwarted try again; harder; smarter. Persevere relentlessly.
We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.
I really believe that happiness comes from things that cannot taken away from you.
The best players don't win championships. The best team players win championships.
Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.
If I were a young coach today, I would be extremely careful in selecting assistants.
It's always about focusing not on the mistakes but on the lessons learned from them.
A good banker isn't careless with pennies; a good leader isn't sloppy about details.
Cervantes said the journey's better than the end. Practices, to me, were the journey.
A Coach must never forget that he is a leader and not merely a person with authority.
Never lie; never cheat; never steal. Don't whine; don't complain; don't make excuses.
There is no great fun, satisfaction, or joy derived from doing something that's easy.
Your reputation is what you're perceived to be, Your character is what you really are
A life not lived for others is not a life, a game not played for others is not a game.
If a player's not doing the things he should, put him on the bench. He'll come around.
We may not be the best conditioned team in the country, but our players think they are.
Success may result in winning, but winning does not necessarily mean you are a success.
Acquire peace of mind by making the effort to become the best of which you are capable.
As long as you try your best, you are never a failure. That is, unless you blame others.
You never fail if you know in your heart that you did the best of which you are capable.
What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player.
It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.
I think permitting the game to become too physical takes away a little bit of the beauty.