“I don't think we surprise people. We try to out-execute them.”
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“I have a plan of action, but the game is a game of adjustments.”
“I think leadership is never singular. In a good organization, it's plural.”
“I'm looking for players who make their teammates better. You do that with enthusiasm and passion.”
“Don't do anything as an individual that will make you stand out from your teammates.”
“The worst thing we can do is put the (other) team in a one-and-one.”
“You can't defer if you're the person who's in the leadership position.”
“...you can't play any defense if the other team is on the foul line.”
“We travel in Duke stuff... They can have a hat, but it must be a Duke hat.”
Source: Leading with the Heart: Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life
“Why do you play a game? I play a game to see how good we can be.”
Source: Tom Landry: an autobiography
“Coaching is making men do what they don't want, so they can become what they want to be”
“Hold it more important to have the players' confidence than their affection.”
Source: Run to Daylight!: Vince Lombardi’s Diary of One Week with the Green Bay Packers
“My players on defense must have a hand-up on every shot. If not, they run sprints.”
“To win the big games you must get to the Free Throw line, and then you must make them.”
“Players must do what you want them to do in pressure situations.”
“When the legs go, the heart and the head follow quickly behind.”
“If it comes down to you or the program that decision was made long ago.”
“Recognize and reward players who put the team first, not just the gifted ones.”
“Simplify the game as much as possible. When you add, you must subtract.”
“There is nothing more important than rebounding... don't just give it lip service.”
“Shared suffering: one guy messes up and everyone runs. One guy does well and everyone benefits.”
“Players who are late say that their time is more important than the team.”
“Parents would rather have their son get all-state than his team win the state championship.”
“Put your two best players away from the ball and bring it back to them.”
“Good shooters take the shots; best shooters take most of the shots.”