Coach Quotes

famous coach quotes

Coaching is not a natural way of life. Your victories and losses are too clear cut.
-- Tommy Prothro

Make sure that team members know they are working with you, not for you.
-- John Wooden

Leadership, like coaching, is fighting for the hearts and souls of men and getting them to believe in you.
-- Eddie Robinson

Coaching is a profession of love. You can't coach people unless you love them.
-- Eddie Robinson

What makes a good coach? Complete dedication.
-- George Halas

A successful coach needs a patient wife, loyal dog, and great quarterback - and not necessarily in that order.
-- Bud Grant

I'd rather be a football coach. That way you can lose only 11 games a season. I lost 11 games in December alone!
-- Abe Lemons

The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.
-- Tom Landry

Overcoaching is the worst thing you can do to a player.
-- Dean Smith

It's a very bad thing to become accustomed to good luck.
-- Publilius Syrus

I learn teaching from teachers. I learn golf from golfers. I learn winning from coaches.
-- Harvey Penick

In a crisis, don't hide behind anything or anybody. They are going to find you anyway.
-- Bear Bryant

You can motivate by fear, and you can motivate by reward. But both those methods are only temporary. The only lasting thing is self motivation.
-- Homer Rice

My responsibility is leadership, and the minute I get negative, that is going to have an influence on my team.
-- Don Shula

Either love your players or get out of coaching.
-- Bobby Dodd