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Quote by John Wooden

“If we, as coaches, aren't teachers, we are nothing”

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John Wooden is a legendary basketball player and coach, born on October 14, 1910, and passed away on June 4, 2010. His achievements and influence in the basketball world have made him one of the greatest figures in basketball history. more

“A coach has to worry not so much about creating motivation, esprit de corps, as about destroying it. The true competitor has it; he wouldn't be a star if he didn't. So you have to mold all these egos together and make sure in your selection of people that you don't destroy the feeling of togetherness or morale, because it is a fragile thing.”

People Ifs Feelings Together Motivation Stars Sports Worry Ego Creating Coaches Destroying Fragile Selection Competitors Togetherness Mold Morale Fragile Things Esprit De Corps

Author:Dick Motta

“I tell the players that they can't relive any day in their lives and that they can't relive the minutes of a game, so they should make a great effort, a Mount Everest type effort, to live up to their potential. Success is a communal type thing, and if we win, then everyone can be considered successful and we can move uptown together.”

Ifs Should Together Moving Games Winning Sports Effort Successful Player Minutes Type Everest Great Effort Mount Everest Uptown

Author:Al McGuire

“The meaning of volleyball, is to give meaning to volleyball, as the meaning of coaching is to give meaning to coaching.”

Giving Sports Coaching Volleyball

Author:John Kessel

“Changing from a player to a coach, I felt like a mosquito in a nudist colony. I didn't know where to begin.”

Knows Felt Sports Player Coaches Colony Mosquitoes Nudists

Author:Pee Wee Reese

“The trouble with most coaches is that they start with the assumption that everybody is a turd. And that ain't right.”

Sports Trouble Coaches Assumption Turds

Author:Bum Phillips

“One day you are drinking the wine, and they next day you are picking the grapes.”

Next Sports One Day Wine Drinking Next Day Grapes

Author:Lou Holtz

“There once was an umpire whose vision Was cause for abuse and derision He remarked in surprise, 'Why pick on my eyes? It's my heart that dictates my decision.'”

Heart Eye Causes Sports Decision Vision My Heart Picks Abuse Surprise Umpires Derision

Author:Ogden Nash

“Others may have more ability than you, they may be larger, faster, quicker, better jumpers ... but no one should be your superior in respect to team spirit, loyalty, enthusiasm, cooperation, determination, industriousness, fight effort, and character.”

Should May Character Spirit Fighting Sports Ability Effort Team Determination Loyalty Superiors Enthusiasm Faster Cooperation Team Spirit Jumpers

Author:John Wooden

“You must allow your players to become the athletes they can be. Don't make them into anything just to become the kind of winners fans, friends and others think they must be.”

Thinking Kind Sports Player Fans Athlete Winner

Author:John Kessel

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