Coaching is easy. Winning
Coaching is easy. Winning is the hard part. Elgin Baylor
Basketball Winning
Shout praise and whisper
Shout praise and whisper criticism. Don Meyer
When the legs go,
When the legs go, the heart and the head follow quickly behind. Don Meyer
There is nothing more
There is nothing more important than rebounding… don’t just give it lip service. Don Meyer
Your program must have
Your program must have an overriding purpose which is clearly visible and which teaches lessons beyond winning. Don Meyer
Successful programs consist of
Successful programs consist of people working hard, working together, while never worrying about who gets the credit. Don Meyer
If I weren’t earning
If I weren’t earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other direction if they saw me coming. Charles Barkley
Systems win! Believe in
Systems win! Believe in your system, and then sell it to your players. Billy Donovan
Basketball is like war
Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up. Red Auerbach
Winning is overrated. The
Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war. Al McGuire