Quotes on Coaching

A common mistake among those who work in sport is spending a disproportional amount of time on "x's and o's" as compared to time spent learning about people.Mike Krzyzewski

• sports
• coaching

I don't look at myself as a basketball coach. I look at myself as a leader who happens to coach basketball.Mike Krzyzewski

• coaching

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

• leadership
• management
• coaching

I try not to ask people things. I tell them. See, I'm the coach.Lou Holtz

• leadership
• coaching

It always amazes me that spectators want to coach, coaches want to officiate, and officials just want to watch the game.Lou Holtz

• sports
• football
• coaching

I do not judge success based on championships; rather, I judge it on how close we came to realizing our potential.John Wooden

• competition
• sports
• coaching

Define success for those under your leadership as total commitment and effort to the team's welfare. Then show it yourself with your own effort and performance. Most of those you lead will do the same. Those who don't should be encouraged to look for a new team.John Wooden

• leadership
• coaching

When you punish your people for making a mistake or falling short of a goal, you create an environment of extreme caution, even fearfulness. In sports it's similar to playing "not to lose" - a formula that often brings on defeat.John Wooden

• leadership
• sports
• fear
• failure
• coaching
• mistakes

You must truly care about the lives and welfare of your team members, and demonstrate it with concern and support within a disciplined environment.John Wooden

• leadership
• coaching