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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

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

Although I wanted my players to work to win, I tried to convince them they had always won when they had done their best. — John Wooden

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

The highest level of achievement is attained by the teams with the best conditioned players — Jack Ramsay

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

They said you have to use your five best players but I found you win with the five who fit together the best. — Red Auerbach

The players have no real self-esteem when it comes to putting the best image out there in a real competitive fashion. — Oscar Robertson

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

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

I love basketball players for what they do for their size - so graceful. — Warren Moon

Regard your team as a family. Give the same attention to the bottom guy as you do the top guy. You have a responsibility to all of your players. — Pete Newell

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

Kobe's an incredibly talented athlete, and there are many more like him among today's players. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

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

The goal is to make practice more difficult, physically/mentally, than anything your players will face during a game. — Bobby Knight

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

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

Put your two best players away from the ball and bring it back to them. — Don Meyer

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

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

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

I think that basketball players should get the job done no matter how it looks on the screen. — Oscar Robertson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

We may not be the best conditioned team in the country, but our players think they are. — John Wooden

Coaches win practices, players win games — Pete Carril

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

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

Men own basketball teams. Every year cheerleaders' outfits get tighter and briefer, and players' shorts get baggier and longer. — Rita Rudner

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