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.
#61
"Don’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability."
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#62
"Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts." – Dan Gable
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#63
"The only place that success comes before work is in the dictionary." – Vince Lombardi
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#64
"Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up." – Jim Valvano
Jim Valvano
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#65
"A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning." – Billie Jean King
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#66
"You can motivate by fear, and you can motivate by reward. But both those methods are only temporary. The only lasting thing is self-motivation." – Homer Rice
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#67
"There are three types of baseball players: those who make it happen, those who watch it happen and those who wonder what happens." – Tommy Lasorda
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#68
"There is nothing so uncertain as a sure thing." – Scotty Bowman
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#69
"When you encourage others, you in the process are being encouraged because you’re making a commitment to that person’s life. Encouragement really does make a difference." – Zig Ziglar
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#70
"Opportunities don’t knock, they whisper. So shut up and listen." – Thomas Leonard
Thomas Leonard
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#71
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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#72
"If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you." – Fred DeVito
Fred DeVito
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#73
"In a growth mindset, challenges are exciting rather than threatening. So rather than thinking, 'Oh, I’m going to reveal my weaknesses,” you say, “Wow, here’s a chance to grow.'" – Carol S. Dweck
Carol S. Dweck
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#74
"Even while they teach, men learn." – Seneca (‘the Younger’)
Seneca (‘the Younger’)
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#75
"In the past a leader was a boss. Today’s leaders must be partners with their people… they no longer can lead solely based on positional power." – Ken Blanchard
Ken Blanchard
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#76
"I never cease to be amazed at the power of the coaching process to draw out the skills or talent that was previously hidden within an individual, and which invariably finds a way to solve a problem previously thought unsolvable." – John Russell
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#77
"Each person holds so much power within themselves that needs to be let out. Sometimes they just need a little nudge, a little direction, a little support, a little coaching, and the greatest things can happen." – Pete Carroll
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#78
"Coaching isn't therapy. It's product development, with you as the product."
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#79
"The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves." – Steven Spielberg
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#80
"A lot of people put pressure on themselves and think it will be way too hard for them to live out their dreams. Mentors are there to say, 'Look, it's not that tough. It's not as hard as you think. Here are some guidelines and things I have gone through to get to where I am in my career.'" – Joe Jonas
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