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I wasn't as critical during games as I was at practice. Players needed confidence during games more than criticism. — Dean Smith

Players will never do more than you demand. — Jimmy Tillette

In my first film, I was a basketball player. Like every good actor, I lied when they asked me if I could play. — David Morse

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

Mick Jagger is in better shape than far too many NBA players. It's up in the air whether the same can be said of Keith Richards. — Bill Walton

I used to play soccer when I was in Morocco, but I was more of a basketball player. I played high school basketball, I played AAU basketball. — French Montana

We overload in our workouts so that the game slows down in real life. It helps you become a smarter basketball player. — Stephen Curry

Always have your players go and pick-up the guy who draws the charge. — Dean Smith

A key basketball skill is imagery. The best players "see" situations before they happen so they can be prepared — Jack Ramsay

What you specifically teach is what your players will do best. — Dick Bennett

You need your best players to play their best when their best is needed — Jeff Van Gundy

Once you become a good person, then you have a chance of becoming a good basketball player. — John Wooden

To be successful you need to have good, happy Players. — Norm Sloan

One player's selfish attitude can poison a locker room and make it hard, if not impossible, to establish team work — Dean Smith

We want men here, not just players. Players are a dime a dozen — Tom Izzo

I'm fighting against becoming soft. That's the worst thing you can say to a basketball player. — Dennis Rodman

I didn't want to become a reserve player, or a bench player, and it was time to move on and take on another challenge. — Julius Erving

A quick way for any player to make himself better is to think about what he himself doesn't like to play against — Bobby Knight

I'm playing against great players, playing against the best in the world. The competition-that's what I've always wanted. — Kobe Bryant

I'm looking for players who make their teammates better. You do that with enthusiasm and passion. — Mike Krzyzewski

Footwork is one of the primary prerequisites to becoming a great player — Mike Krzyzewski

I don't recruit players who are nasty to their parents. I look for players who realize the world doesn't revolve around them. — Pete Carril

You learn from everybody. You learn from the players. You learn from great coaches. You learn from great teams — Tom Thibodeau

As players see themselves getting better through skill sessions, they will want to get in the gym more — Billy Donovan

Players must do what you want them to do in pressure situations. — Don Meyer

The players I respected most were the toughest players, not those who talked a good game or blocked a shot and acted like a fool. — Jay Bilas

You don't get respect for being an Asian-American basketball player in the U.S. — Jeremy Lin

Michael Jordon may have been the best basketball player in history, but he couldn't have won six NBA titles without a team. — Mark E. Hyman

Help your players to control their emotions - do this through example. — Norm Sloan

In all my years one thing has never changed; You win with serious, tough-minded players. That never changes — Tom Thibodeau

A team is a group of players who support one another on court and who think of the group before they think of themselves — K. C. Jones

Only run special plays for special players; find plays that fit your players. — Don Meyer

Great players never look in the mirror and think I'm a great basketball player. You ask yourself, Am I the best player I can be? — Michael Jordan

When I was young, everyone laughed at me when I said that I wanted to be a professional basketball player ... now it's my turn to laugh. — Allen Iverson

Players must be able to carry out simple instructions from the bench to the court. If they can't, then they can't play — Bobby Knight

There is no doubt in my mind and I know in my time, there will be a Canadian basketball player playing for Toronto Raptors, 100% — Masai Ujiri

I think planning to be a "professional adventurer" is about as realistic as planning to be a basketball player, so I don't usually encourage it. — Andrew Skurka

On good teams coaches hold players accountable, on great teams players hold players accountable — Joe Dumars

In planning any type of offense, when a player leaves a spot always replace him with another offensive player. — Hubie Brown

Don't ever have a rule that you won't enforce with your best player. — Doug Collins

Even the greatest players accept coaching and value the need for discipline and the order that it brings to the team — Jack Ramsay

I'd probably have to leave home in order to become a basketball player of any note. — John Amaechi

I do not want players who do not have a keen desire to win and do not play hard and aggressively to accomplish that objective. — John Wooden

I think coaches sometimes foul their own players out of game by benching them too long when in foul trouble — Jeff Van Gundy

Team spirit means you are willing to sacrifice personal considerations for the welfare of all. That defines a team player. — John Wooden

If a player leaves Marquette and doesn't have some of my blood in him, then I don't think I've done a good job. — Al McGuire

I'm just a basketball player, you know? Just put me where you need me. — Lamar Odom

I would rather have a player who has mastered two or three moves than to try to teach him six or seven. — Norm Sloan

What I've talked about the entire series and throughout this playoffs is about intensity and effort, desire and will of our players. — Bill Laimbeer

Magic Johnson is the best player who plays on the ground, and Michael Jordan is the best player who plays in the air. — John Paxson

I'm a basketball player. That's what I do and what I love but that's just not all who I am. I'm talented in a lot of different areas. — Kevin Durant

He credited his teammates, who he thanked in turn, with challenging him every day and driving him forward and making him a better player. — Stephen Curry

I'm glad I stayed in school four years. It matured me as a man and as a basketball player. — Josh Howard

I also wanted my basketball players to know that I really cared about them. Forget basketball; as a person, I cared, I cared about their family. — John Wooden

One score makes happy ONE player, one assist makes happy TWO. — Toni Kukoc

Basketball is great; no one in Europe seems to believe just how close the spectators can sit to the players. — Michael Douglas

It's better to have a good player with the basketball in late game situations than to have plays. — Rick Pitino

Good players can take coaching; great players can take coaching and learn. — John Wooden

I feel like I'm a basketball player in a football uniform. — Terrell Owens

Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player. — Larry Bird

We stop practice every time we see one of our players not blocking out. — Jim Calhoun

Being a superstar means you've reached your potential, and I don't think I've reached my potential as a basketball player and as a leader yet. — Stephen Curry

Don't be afraid to let your players know how much you care about them — Thad Matta

I don't know hardly any of the players who have the in-between game like me, who can go to any position on the court. — Oscar Robertson

You need to work as hard to be a great teammate as you do to be a great player — Jon Gordon

You must have your player's heads and hearts before they will do anything for you — Lawrence Frank

Up until I was about 12, I was a ballet dancer and a basketball player. — Katherine McNamara

Play off your great player ... great teams have a go-to player and they play off of him. — Don Meyer

Our offensive philosophy is to simply find a way to get the ball into the hands of our team's best player. — Kelvin Sampson

Few players have cast a spell across the game like Yao Ming, before or since. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I wanted to avoid service, because I was on the road to becoming a professional basketball player. — Dirk Nowitzki

I think, growing up, I was seen as the perfect power forward. For a long time, I thought maybe I was supposed to be a basketball player. — D'Brickashaw Ferguson

I think I'm the only player who looks at each and every center and says to myself, 'That's barbecued chicken down there.' — Shaquille O'Neal

I always dreamt of being a basketball player. A dream that only I believed in. — David Duchovny

I just said to myself, 'Damn, I'm a great player.' — Shaquille O'Neal

I want to be one of the best players in the game. — Kevin Durant

I started out as a football player. I liked to inflict pain. In basketball, it was the same thing. — Shaquille O'Neal

I'd heard stuff from out there that I was just another player, that I was too young. I wanted to show I could play with anybody. — Shaquille O'Neal

What we do at LSU is to develop players and make them better. — John Brady

If every basketball player worked as hard as I did, I'd be out of a job — Steve Nash

My players on defense must have a hand-up on every shot. If not, they run sprints. — Rick Majerus

Your best players have to unite and inspire the group ... otherwise, they'll divide the group — Jeff Van Gundy

With a versatile player, there's no spot on the court you can't pass him the ball. You can do anything. — Kevin Durant

Practices should be for the players and not the coach. Practices should be fun for the players, positive in nature, and last no more than two hours. — Norm Sloan

Work as hard as you can to become as good an individual player as you can to help your team win — Doug Collins

What distinguishes a great player is his presence. When he goes on to the court, his presence dominates the atmosphere. — Bill Russell

You should sub a player out when you see a player not going full-speed or playing selfish basketball. — Dean Smith

Your best player has to set a tone of intolerance for anything that gets in the way of winning — Jeff Van Gundy

Can your player make a curl cut and score in the lane? If so, he is the cutter. — Don Meyer

The team is the star, never an individual player. — John Wooden

Don't let talent get in way of team performance. Great players do what's outstanding for team, not what makes them stand out — Jerry West

Coaches win practices, players win games — Pete Carril

He doesn't necessarily have to learn the sky hook. He just has to learn how to be an effective post player. I think I can help him do that. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I try to never lose sight of what a special time it is to be a women's basketball player. — Sue Wicks

I don't need my players to like me. I need them to play for me — Jerry Sloan

I was a better basketball player growing up in high school than I was a swimmer. Basketball to this day is my favorite sport. — Ryan Lochte

Treat each player as your own son/daughter if you can ... the parents have invested in you. — Henry Iba

I'm looking for activity. I put players in and take them out based on effort and defense, not making or missing shots — Doc Rivers

If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot. — Oscar Robertson

The star player must slay his ego and learn teamwork and communication skills before he can achieve the ultimate in sport — Walt Frazier