“Other than my parents, no one had a bigger influence on my life than Coach Smith. He was more than a coach – he was my mentor, my teacher, my second father. Coach was always there for me whenever I needed him and I loved him for it. In teaching me the game of basketball, he taught me about life. My heart goes out to Linnea and their kids. We've lost a great man who had an incredible impact on his players, his staff and the entire UNC family.” MenHeartKidsFatherGamesLostParentTeacherPlayerInfluenceTeachingTaughtNeededMy HeartBasketballBiggerImpactIncrediblesCoachesGreat MenMentorStaffAlways There For MeUnc Author:Michael Jordan
“I've been 11, 12 percent body fat my whole career. But when you've got a big, sexy, beautiful man that's up in the 340s, 350s, the way you guys were taught on this planet, you're going to automatically think it's fat.” ThinkingMenWayWholeBodyBigsBeautifulGuyCareersTaughtPlanetsBasketballPercentSexyFatsBody Fat Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“Going from Army base to base as a kid taught me to be a man of all nations. I'd go to the Jewish people and say, 'Shalom, brother.' I go to the Muslim people and say, 'Salaam aleikum.'I go to the Chinese people and say, 'Nee hao mah,' which means, 'How you doin'?' I go to the Japanese people and say, 'Konnichiwa.' I go to San Antonio, Texas, and I get along with Mexicans. Then I go to Louisiana and hang with the Creoles. Moving around a lot made me a man of all people.” PeopleMenMeanMadeKidsMovingNationsTaughtBrotherBasketballArmyChineseTexasBe A ManLouisianaAntonioShalomCreoleSan Antonio Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.” WayPlayWinningStepsOpinionTaughtBasketballCourtPlay To Win Author:Larry Bird
“I was taught by teachers, and if it's one thing I have it's a basketball mind and I try to pass it on and pay it forward.” IfsTryingMindPayTeacherOne ThingTaughtBasketballPay It Forward Author:Doug Collins
“My dad taught me that you have to work hard for anything you want in life, and I wanted to be good at playing basketball.” WantHardWantedTaughtHard WorkDadBasketballMy DadBe GoodPlaying Basketball Author:Seimone Augustus
“There was a possibility I could have been out of the NBA. It's taught me something that was a little deeper than basketball. I'm talking about life decisions.” LittlesHas BeensDecisionTalkingPossibilityTaughtBasketballDeeperNbaCould Have BeenLife Decision Author:Lamar Odom
“I've always been taught that basketball is a team game and greater than the sum of its parts.” GamesGreaterTeamTaughtBasketball Author:Len Elmore
“My grandchild has taught me what true love means. It means watching Scooby-Doo cartoons while the basketball game is on another channel.” MeanGamesTaughtBasketballGrandmotherCartoonGrandparentGrandchildrenMy GrandmotherGrandpaLove MeansChildren And GrandchildrenMy GrandchildrenParents And GrandparentsBasketball GameGrandparents DayGrandchildren And GrandparentsGrandparents From GrandchildrenMother And GrandmotherGreat GrandparentsFunny GrandparentGreat GrandchildrenGrandmother And GrandchildrenMother GrandmotherFunny GrandmotherBeing A GrandmotherHappy Mothers Day GrandmotherFunny GrandchildrenNana's And GrandchildrenGreat GrandpaScooby Doo Author:Gene Perret
“Basketball has taught me that no matter how unlikely something is, if you set a goal, and follow after that goal with all your heart, anything is possible.” IfsHeartMatterGoalTaughtBasketballUnlikelyAnything Is Possible Author:Ashley Graham
“In high school, in sport, I had a coach who told me I was much better than I thought I was, and would make me do more in a positive sense. He was the first person who taught me not to be afraid of failure.” FirstsPersonsSchoolSportsPositiveTaughtBasketballHigh SchoolCoachesFirst PersonAfraid Of Failure Author:Mike Krzyzewski
“The old lessons (work, self-discipline, sacrifice, teamwork, fighting to achieve) aren't being taught by many people other than football coaches these days. The football coach has a captive audience and can teach these lessons because the communication lines between himself and his players are more wide open than between kids and parents. We better teach these lessons or else the country's future population will be made up of a majority of crooks, drug addicts, or people on relief.” PeopleBelieveMadeSelfCountryKidsFightingParentLeadershipLinesTeachAudiencePlayerSacrificeAchieveFootballTaughtCommunicationDisciplineLessonsDrugBasketballMajorityPopulationWideCoachesThese DaysCoachingReliefNbaTeamworkSelf DisciplineAddictCaptivesDrug AddictCrooksFootball Coach Author:Bear Bryant
“Teamwork doesn't come naturally. It must be taught.” TaughtBasketballCoachingTeamworkBasketball CoachingBasketball Teamwork Book:Reach for the Summit Source: Reach for the Summit
“My mother taught me to always be strong and always work hard. She's been working hard her whole life for me and my brother. I'm a lot like her in that I work hard for what I want. She taught me that.” WantHardWholeMotherStrongTaughtBrotherHard WorkBasketballWhole LifeMy BrotherLike Her Author:Kevin Durant