Best Basketball Winning Quotes

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

That’s where obsession comes in — when you care about something 24 hours a day.

I like criticism. It makes you strong.

We win because we play together as a team.

There is nothing more important than rebounding… don’t just give it lip service.

Be strong in body, clean in mind, lofty in ideals.

Your program must have an overriding purpose which is clearly visible and which teaches lessons beyond winning.

When the legs go, the heart and the head follow quickly behind.

The NBA is all about winning, but at this level (college basketball) winning doesn’t make you happy. You can win, and play lousy, and in my program, feel lousy. To me it’s about: How good can we be.

Coaching is easy. Winning is the hard part.

Successful programs consist of people working hard, working together, while never worrying about who gets the credit.

If I weren’t earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other direction if they saw me coming.

Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.

Systems win! Believe in your system, and then sell it to your players.