If you want to have a great, united team on your hands, you might want to memorize some coaching quotes beforehand. Full of inspiration and positivity (with little to no cursing), these phrases accomplish several things in a span of just a few lines. They can inspire young players on the team to reach for the heights and motivate old ones to keep going and pushing.
Coaches often use motivational quotes to try to push the players to their maximum potential. In the heat of the game, with only a few minutes left, players might pull out a victory thanks to some inspiring phrases. A string of words aligned in the perfect combination can deliver a dose of positivity just good enough to reach that sweet victory.
If you are a team manager or about to coach some kids in a basketball game, read up on some good coach quotes. After all, coaches are the ones who push their teams to well-fought victories.
Like you did in the recent post on leadership quotes, make sure to upvote coach quotes that gave you a motivation boost. On the other hand, if you have used some of them, share your stories in the comments down below.
#41
"In football, the worst things are excuses. Excuses mean you cannot grow or move forward." – Pep Guardiola
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#42
"The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer. – John Madden
John Madden
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#43
"What keeps me going is not winning, but the quest for reaching potential in myself as a coach and my kids as divers. It's the pursuit of excellence." – Ron O’Brien
Ron O’Brien
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#44
"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." – John Wooden
John Wooden
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#45
"In basketball — as in life — true joy comes from being fully present in each and every moment, not just when things are going your way." – Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson
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#46
"You were born a player. You were meant to be here. This moment is yours." – Herb Brooks
Herb Brooks
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#47
"The best teams have chemistry. They communicate with each other and sacrifice personal glory for the common goal." – Dave DeBusschere
Dave DeBusschere
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#48
"You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good." – Jerry West
Jerry West
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#49
"If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven’t done anything today." – Lou Holtz
Lou Holtz
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#50
"Be led by your dreams. Not by your problems." – Roy Williams
Roy Williams
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#51
"There are no failures–just experiences and your reactions to them." – Tom Krause
Tom Krause
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#52
"If you are not in the arena getting your a*s kicked, I’m not interested in or open to your feedback." – Brené Brown
Brené Brown
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#53
"Let me fall if I must fall. The one I become will catch me." – Baal Shem Tov
Baal Shem Tov
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#54
"A life coach does for the rest of your life what a personal trainer does for your health and fitness." – Elaine MacDonald
Elaine MacDonald
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#55
"Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it." – George S. Halas
George S. Halas
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#56
"When I was a young coach I used to say, 'Treat everybody alike.' That’s bull. Treat everybody fairly." – Bear Bryant
Bear Bryant
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#57
"My responsibility is leadership, and the minute I get negative, that is going to have an influence on my team." – Don Shula
Don Shula
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#58
"Don’t ever ask a player to do something he doesn’t have the ability to do. He’ll just question your ability as a coach, not his as an athlete." – Lou Holtz
Lou Holtz
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#59
"The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra." –
Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson
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#60
"Practice doesn’t make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect." – Vince Lombardi
Vince Lombardi
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