“Some people dream of success while others wake up and achieve it.”
"The
guy who gets ahead, is the guy who does more than is necessary - and keeps on
doing it." --Unknown
"The
longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on basketball.
The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day we practice and every
practice and game we attend regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.
I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to
it. We are in charge of our
attitudes. We determine how well we do."
”Even when I'm old and gray, I won't
be able to play it, but I'll still love the game.”
”In practice, if you don't
like to do it, it is probably good for you.”
”It is not how big you are, it is how
big you play.”
”The difference between an
extraordinary player and an ordinary player is that little extra.”
”Good, better, best.
Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best.”
"Extra discipline makes up for
a lack of talent and a lack of discipline quickly siphons away extra talent.
That's why it's frequently the most disciplined rather than the most gifted who
rise to the top."
“What
used to be a jump shot is now a permanent reflex ."
“Winning
isn't everything but wanting to win is.”
"An
athlete who is fundamentally sound and plays intelligently and hard will
generally come out on top." --Former Princeton Coach Pete Carril
"Lord,
grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish." --Michelangelo
"Whatever
is worth doing at all, is worth doing well." --Chesterfield
"There
is a big difference between wanting to and willing to." --Unknown
"They
say you can't do it, but sometimes it doesn't always work out that way."
--Unknown
"If
better is even possible, good isn't enough." --Unknown
"A
lot of players think they are coachable because they give effort. But the really
coachable ones are those who correct their mistakes." from Raise The Roof
by Pat Summit
"It's
important that you focus on the message of what I'm saying and not the volume.
You know I'm an intense coach. But I'm only here to help you." from Raise
The Roof by Pat Summit
"If
there was one thing I knew after 25 years of coaching, it was that you can't
have wins without losses. Nothing improves a team, or a person, more than
losing. It forces self-examination, it reveals flaws, and, if you choose to
learn from it, it inspires something better." written by Pat Summit in
Raise The Roof
“Boards,
Boards, Boards” --Knute Rockne
“Your
opponent, in the end, is never really the player on the other side of the net,
or the swimmer in the next lane, or the team on the other side of the field, or
even the bar you must high-jump. Your opponent is yourself, your negative
internal voices, your level of determination.” --Grace Lichtenstein American
Writer & Editor
“If
you can't accept losing, you can't win.” --Vince Lombardi
“Sports
Do Not Build Character...They Reveal It” --John Wooden
“All
winning teams are goal-oriented. Teams like these win consistently because
everyone connected with them concentrates on specific objectives. They go about
their business with blinders on; nothing will distract them from achieving their
aims.” --Lou Holtz, former Notre Dame football coach
"You
can't just beat a team, you have to leave a lasting impression in their minds so
they never want to see you again." -Mia Hamm
“Tomboy. Alright,
call me a tomboy. Tomboys get gold medals, tomboys can fly, and oh yeah, tomboys
aren't boys." -Julie Foudy
C~ Commitment
H~ Heart
A~ Attitude
M~ Mental Toughness
P~ Preparation
I~ Individual effort
O~ Optimist
N~ No excuses
From the Point Guard Video
"Anyone can run a fast break, few can CREATE one."
...Explode with the ball...
...Develop afterburners...
"You must work harder and smarter if you want to be the starter."
"Do the Job in Practice and You'll do the Job in the Game"
"Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing" was the reporter's mutation of what Vince Lombardi said. What he actually said was, "Winning isn't everything, but striving to win is."
"Fans never fall asleep at our games, because they're afraid they might get hit by a pass." ~George Raveling
I look at the NBA as a football game without the helmet. ~Tom Tolbert
When it's played the way is supposed to be played, basketball happens in the air; flying, floating, elevated above the floor, levitating the way oppressed peoples of this earth imagine themselves in their dreams. ~John Edgar Wideman
Cleveland coach John Lucas one what he wrote on the board: "I put Phil Jackson's name up there, along with Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal. I told them, 'You guys probably want Phil Jackson. I probably want these guys. What we have is each other.'"
Scott Skiles (Pho coach), who has been practicing with his team, on the possibility of returning to play: "My problem would not be, 'Can I play in the game?' It would be, 'Can I get up the next morning?' That's one of the reasons I stopped playing. I got tired of crawling to the breakfast table the next morning."
(a college one, but made me laugh) Baylor coach Dave Bliss on coaching the emotional and occasionally erratic Wendell Greenleaf: "It's like being a state trooper. There's lots of boredom with moments of sheer terror."
"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships." -Michael Jordan
“The real reward for a thing well done is to have it done."
"Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer." -Rick Pitino
"You can’t make it big unless you’re coachable."
"The 4th quarter has nothing to do with endurance and skill... it's all played on heart."
This next one is from a song:
I
got the rock in my hands
There ain’t no tellin what I’m gonna do wit it
When I got possession I’m gonna have to fool wit it
I might cross you up and fake one way
Turn around and hit you wit the MJ fade-away
I throwin down passes like J-Kidd
Taking cats to the rack
And I’m dunkin over them like T-Mac
When I’m in the paint I play wit that Alonzo style
I’m like Darius cuz I can shoot 2 miles
Don’t too many players get offers like me
I’m back-n-forth likely
Shake the checks off your Nikes
They almost had me in a suit at the draft
…Cuz it look like a freethrow
When I be shootin’ from half
The first step like Iverson, blow pass you
He’ll leave nuthin but net, but I can go blast too
When I’m in the paint the defense so shook
They don’t know if I’m gonna put up a slow hook or dish up a no-look
See my game consist of whole lotta
Moves you would think I learned from the Harlem Globe Trotters
"Basketball
is when 5 players play as 1."
Ira Berkow once wrote in the New York Times:
"...the women's game is substantially different from men's basketball because its' a game in which egos seem to meld into the concept of a team."
"...never been impressed by those players who are known for their appearance trademarks-- the nicest shoes... specific style of socks... sleeve tape... wrist rubber bands... unique hair... sweat bands... bright colored sports' bra... because that's proving the player is an individual. Not a team player. Team players are the ones who succeed... not individuals."
"We want
nothing that would set players apart from one another and create an atmosphere
of individuals instead of one team" - Tara VanDerveer
"It is 1979, a basketball game in the Brandeis gym. The team is doing well, and the student section begins a chant, "We're number one! We're number one!" Morrie is sitting nearby. He is puzzled by the cheer. At one point in the midst of "We're number one!" he rises and yells, "What's wrong with being number two?" The students look at him. They stop chanting. He sits down, smiling and triumphant." --from the book Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albon
Basketball is like photography, if you don't focus, all you have is the negative. - Dan Frisby
Finally a quote to adequately describe coaching: A tough day at the office is even tougher when your OFFICE contains spectator seating. - Nik Posa
This is soooo true... "Everyone always wants to be "the big player"... but everyone is always rooting for the underdog!! Nobody roots for Goliath." - Wilt Chamberlain
I am sure that no man can derive more pleasure from money or power than I do from seeing a pair of basketball goals in some out of the way place--deep in the Wisconsin woods an old barrel hoop nailed to a tree, or a weather-beaten shed on the Mexican border with a rusty iron hoop nailed to one end. -Dr. James Naismith
"The backboard is your friend."
"If you think small things don't matter, think of the last game you lost by one point."
"In our court there are no objections...Only rejections! Block it! "
Some fun sayings:
-Alley Oop to the Hoop!
-Chairmen of the Boards!
-Full Court PRESS!
-Hoop it up!
-Hoop, there it is!
-It's not the Hype, It's the Hoop!
-Kiss the Rim!
-My 3 is an arc form!
-Nothin' But Net!
-Pound the boards!
-Put it through for Two!
-The Rim Reapers!
-Rip off the tip off!
-Turning the team around 360 degrees.