Coach Quotes

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

It's not the load that breaks you down - it's the way you carry it.

Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.

Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.

Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

Don't let yesterday take up too much of today.

Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

Nothing will work unless you do.

There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you.

The only thing even in this world is the number of hours in a day.

The difference in winning or losing is what you do with those hours.

Don't let making a living prevent you from making a life.

Dogs are animals that poop in public and you're supposed to pick it up.

After a week of doing this, you've got to ask yourself, "Who's the real master in this relationship?"

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.

We do not pull in and fill up. And I'll tell you why we don't. It's because I don't buy one goddamn drop of gas in the state of Michigan. We'll coast and push this goddamn car to the Ohio line before I give this state a nickel of my money.

The real purpose of running isn't to win a race, it's to test the limits of the human heart.

Winners never quit and quitters never win.

Men of Oregon, I invite you to become students of your events.

Running, one might say, is basically an absurd past-time upon which to be exhausting ourselves. But if you can find meaning, in the kind of running you have to do to stay on this team, chances are you will be able to find meaning in another absurd past-time: life.

It's not whether you get knocked down, It's whether you get up.

Victory is in having done your best. If you've done your best, you've won.

Champions are champions not because they do anything extraordinary but because they do the ordinary things better than anyone else.

Don't mistake activity for achievement.

There's a misconception about teamwork.

Teamwork is the ability to have different thoughts about things; it's the ability to argue and stand up and say loud and strong what you feel. But in the end, it's also the ability to adjust to what is the best for the team.

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.

Setting a goal is not the main thing.

It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.

Listen if you want to be heard.

The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.

Losers assemble in small groups & complain, winners assemble as a team & find ways to win.

A champion is simply someone who did not give up when he wanted to.

Coaching is making men do what they don't want, so they can become what they want to be

Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.

Winning means you're willing to go longer, work harder, and give more than anyone else.

When opportunity comes, it is too late to prepare.

When all is said and done, more is said than done.

The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.

The answers to these questions will determine your success or failure.

1) Can people trust me to do what's right? 2) Am I committed to doing my best? 3) Do I care about other people and show it? If the answers to these questions are yes, there is no way you can fail.

It's about being the very best you can be.

Nothing else matters as long as you're working and striving to be your best. Always compete. It's truly that simple. Find the way to do your best. Compete in everything you do.

Don't tell your problems to people: eighty percent don't care; and the other twenty percent are glad you have them.

We should do three things every day of our life.

Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is to think, we should spend some time in thought. And, number three is you should have your emotions moved to tears.

Don't let what you can't do stop you from doing what you can do.

Remember. Every day, some ordinary person does something extraordinary. Today, it's your turn.

Confidence is only born out of one thing ­ demonstrated ability.

It is not born of anything else. You cannot dream up confidence. You cannot fabricate it. You cannot wish it. You have to accomplish it.

Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things.

Like life, basketball is messy and unpredictable.

It has its way with you, no matter how hard you try to control it. The trick is to experience each moment with a clear mind and open heart. When you do that, the game - and life - will take care of itself.

Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination.

Nobody who ever gave their best regretted it.

The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence.

The most powerful leadership tool you have is your own personal example.

The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.

To live a disciplined life, and to accept the result of that discipline as the will of God - that is the mark of a man.

A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.

Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.

Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.

Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control.

I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.