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Basketball Coach Inspirational Quotes (2381)

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Do you have a passion for what you do and do you love what you do? If you don't, then it can be drudgery, it can be hard, it can be work. But when you find something that you enjoy a lot, then you're more willing to sacrifice a lot of things in order to be successful as a teacher.
Tubby Smith
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To hang out in a gay bar or put on a sequined halter top makes me feel like a total person.
Dennis Rodman
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I was a little concerned about it when State Farm approached me because, you know, I've never done a commercial by any means, but I tried to look at it as something that would be good for our game. We've never had a women's basketball coach represented in that fashion and I love State Farm for the fact they really support the women's game.
Pat Summitt
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Only run special plays for special players find plays that fit your players.
Don Meyer
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Discipline is knowing what to do. Knowing when to do it. Doing it to the best of your abilities. Doing it that way every single time.
Bobby Knight
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Some things you do-or you're about to do-you can just be like, 'Hey, don't do that because it means trouble.' So I've got to back off.
Metta World Peace
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Sometimes you learn more from losing than winning. Losing forces you to reexamine.
Pat Summitt
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A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group - that's teamwork.
John Wooden
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That's what I do now: I lead and I teach. If we win basketball games from doing that, then that's great, but I lead and teach. Those are the two things I concentrate on.
Mike Krzyzewski
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I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
Magic Johnson
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I was just getting acquainted with the wood. I wanted to see if it was maple or pine.
Kurt Rambis
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Teamwork doesn't come naturally. It must be taught.
Pat Summitt
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To win once you must have talent, but to win again you must have character.
John Wooden
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It's about doing it in a way that it can't be done any better. That is the goal every day.
Geno Auriemma
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I will thank God for the day and the moment I have.
Jim Valvano
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Players who are committed to the team first will find a way to help when things are going bad, they will do whatever it takes. Kids that are more into themselves will not do that. They will take care of themselves and get more individual when things are tough.
Dick Bennett
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You must be interested in finding the best way, not in having your own way.
John Wooden
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I have periods where I listen to regular rap, Jay-Z, Eminem and Lil Wayne. The next day I might have some Christian alternative music. The next day I have on some dance music. It all varies what I listen to.
Steve Blake
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We can plan a roadtrip or a workday down to the last detail but the unexpected will always arise. If we are not malleable, we will get left behind.
John Wooden
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I hate to sound this way but, 'Why me? Why me with dementia?'
Pat Summitt
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Emphasize small goals when you have a team that isn’t going to win a lot of games
Mike Dunlap
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Successful programs consist of people working hard, working together, while never worrying about who gets the credit.
Don Meyer
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It was our third game in five days. It seemed to have an impact on us.
David Blatt
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Team spirit means you are willing to sacrifice personal considerations for the welfare of all. That defines a team player.
John Wooden
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