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“Don't talk too much. Don't pop off. Don't talk after the game until you cool off.”

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“If you want to coach you have three rules to follow to win. One, surround yourself with people who can't live without football. I've had a lot of them. Two, be able to recognize winners. They come in all forms. And, three, have a plan for everything. A plan for practice, a plan for the game. A plan for being ahead, and a plan for being behind 20-0 at half, with your quarterback hurt and the phones dead, with it raining cats and dogs and no rain gear because the equipment man left it at home.”

“My approach to the game has been the same at all the places I've been. Vanilla. The sure way. That means, first of all, to win physically. If you got eleven on a field, and they beat the other eleven physically, they'll win. They will start forcing mistakes. They'll win in the fourth quarter.”

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Author:Bear Bryant

“To be great we need to win games we aren't supposed to win.”

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Author:Julius Erving

“For every pass I caught in a game, I caught a thousand in practice.”

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Author:Don Hutson

“The only thing I pay attention to with free throws is what a guy does in the final four minutes of a game. If you can improve players' self-esteem and confidence, get them to relax, teach visualization and routine, they will shoot as well, or better, with the pressure on.”

“I don't try to get players emotionally up for a game; it creates too many peaks and valleys... I strive for even keel; they will get up for the big games.”

“If one of our players gets his second foul in the first half, then he must come out of the game and not re-enter until the second half. To play defense and not foul is an art that must be mastered if you are going to be successful.”

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Author:Chuck Daly

“Like life, basketball is messy and unpredictable. It has its way with you, no matter how hard you try to control it. The trick is to experience each moment with a clear mind and open heart. When you do that, the game - and life - will take care of itself.”

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Author:Phil Jackson

“Prepare for every game like you just lost your last game.”

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Author:Lon Kruger

“When you are speaking to your team after a game, never talk about the kid who was the star of the game. Talk about what your other players did to help the team win. Be sure to spread the wealth... Then have individual meetings with one to three players to praise and reinforce. Make sure you touch them.”

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Author:Mike Krzyzewski

“I have a plan of action, but the game is a game of adjustments.”

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Author:Mike Krzyzewski

“Why do you play a game? I play a game to see how good we can be.”

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Author:Mike Krzyzewski

“Regardless of what you do put in, every game boils down to doing the things you do best and doing them over and over again.”

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Book:Run to Daylight!: Vince Lombardi’s Diary of One Week with the Green Bay Packers

Source: Run to Daylight!: Vince Lombardi’s Diary of One Week with the Green Bay Packers

“To win the big games you must get to the Free Throw line, and then you must make them.”

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Author:Rick Majerus

“When you watch the game, be a student of the game.”

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Author:Don Meyer

“Simplify the game as much as possible. When you add, you must subtract.”

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Author:Don Meyer

“In evaluating the way in which ball possessions are gained during the course of a game, we find that 60 to 80 percent of the possessions are gained by rebounding and after an opponent's score. Twenty percent come from opponents's error, and only 5 percent of the possessions come from steals and interceptions. A study of the way ball possessions are gained makes it seem highly impractical to base pressure defense on interceptions and steals.”

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Author:Ralph Miller

“The key to coaching is not what you do, but the way you do it. The intangibles, the motivational parts of the game are the most important facets of it.”

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Author:Rick Pitino

“It's what you get from games you lose that is extremely important.”

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Author:Pat Riley

“If a Coach is determined to stay in the coaching profession, he will develop from year to year. This much is true, no coach has a monopoly on the knowledge of basketball. There are no secrets in the game. The only secrets, if there are any, are good teaching of sound fundamentals, intelligent handling of men, a sound system of play, and the ability to instill in the boys a desire to win.”

“He who controlleth the backboard, controlleth the game.”

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Author:Adolph Rupp

“In going for the last shot of the game most people wait too long to take the shot. Give yourself a chance to get the first shot and tap the ball in. Your players are normally inside the defense.”

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Author:Norm Sloan

“If you want to be in the game you better shoot 75% from the line.”

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Author:Pat Summitt

“Play against the Game, not your opponent.”

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Author:Bud Wilkinson

“I continually stress to my players that all I expect from them at practice and in the games is their maximum effort.”

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Author:John Wooden

“Play the game with a smile.”

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Author:Earl Monroe

“When you go out on the court whether it be for the championship or just a scrimmage, have confidence that your abilities and what you've learned in your drills are better than your opponent's. This does not mean you should disregard your opponent. Before taking the court for any game, you should do a lot of thinking about what you have to do to beat your opponent and what he must or can do to beat you.”

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Author:Bob Pettit

“It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.”

“In the end, the game comes down to one thing: man against man. May the best man win.”

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Author:Sam Huff

“You might be a redneck if... your high school basketball game got rained out.”

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Author:Jeff Foxworthy

“I would tell players to relax and never think about what's at stake. Just think about the basketball game. If you start to think about who is going to win the championship, you've lost your focus.”

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Author:Michael Jordan

“No matter how good you are, at top pf your game, always remember that you're a half a step away from the street.”

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Author:Hubie Brown

“Part of the charm of basketball lies in the fact that it's a simple game to understand. Players race up and down a fairly small area indoors and stuff the ball into a ring with Madonna's dress hanging on it.”

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Book:YOU CALL IT SPORTS, BUT I SAY IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE!

Source: YOU CALL IT SPORTS, BUT I SAY IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE!

“On how to make the game more exciting - Eliminate the referees, raise the basket four feet, double the size of the basketball, limit the height of the players to 5 feet 9 inches, bring back the centre jump, allow taxi drivers in for free and allow the players to carry guns.”

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Author:Al McGuire

“It's heavy duty to try to do everything and please everybody . . . My job was to go out there and play the game of basketball as best I can, ... People may not agree with that . . . I can't live with what everyone's impression of what I should or what I shouldn't do.”

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Author:Michael Jordan

“But people don't know if I can teach the game. I know I can. My experience in Oklahoma was positive. It opened my eyes to how the game is played - the interaction among players, fans and media, how all that works. You have to know about the business of the game and how the actions of players and coaches affect the business. I think I have it down now.”

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Author:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

“Elgin's game was an incredible performance, also. I don't think there's any comparison. Elgin did it without three-point lines. His game was attacking the hoop and hitting jumpers inside 20 feet. Kobe's range is unreal, and he does it his way.”

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Author:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

“You always have to be on edge. You always have to take every practice, every game, like it is your last.”

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Author:Kobe Bryant

“The motivation for me is just the game itself, just playing the game the right way and trying to win, compete every time I step out there on the floor. That's motivation enough for me to go out there and play well.”

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Author:Kobe Bryant

“I realize now that there's a strength in dunking that I can use to my advantage. When you dunk all the time it isn't as demoralizing to the opponent, but when you dunk at a key moment in the game you can use it to change the momentum.”

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Author:Kobe Bryant

“With that locker room I could sleep there after games.”

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Author:LeBron James

“Working with all of these kids is great. It doesn't get any better than this, to come down and inspire kids who want to play the game of basketball and put smiles on their faces.”

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Author:LeBron James

“I'm a leader. I'm the leader of this team, and they look for me at any point in the game, and that's not just scoring-wise, I do other things.”

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Author:LeBron James

“You know what's amazing to me? America. There have been so many people who have stepped up, and I'm just proud to be an American. Yeah, there were some mistakes made, but I don't play the blame game. Let's move forward and rebuild New Orleans.”

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Author:Charles Barkley

“I visualize the game. I think about who I am guarding, the things he likes to do.”

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Author:Scottie Pippen

“It [would have] been very difficult. As I said, the rules ... but if the rules were put in place back when Michael Jordan was in his prime - no hand-checking, the game was more geared toward offense, wanting to promote scoring in the game - he could have probably got close. He did score 69.”

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Author:Scottie Pippen

“Umm - it was - you know - umm - a good game. You know.”

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Author:Patrick Ewing

“Fans never fall asleep at our games, because they're afraid they might get hit by a pass.”

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Author:George Raveling

“The one thing I learned about myself going back and watching tapes of all the losses that we've had is that I'm physically capable of doing this and dominating the game, but the mental part was not there. I don't know if it comes with age, but I had to learn to be mentally tough.”

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Author:Lisa Leslie

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