If you have any basketball quotes you like that you didn’t see listed above make sure to share them with your fellow coaches in the comments. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. If you see an elephant with a basketball, simply get out of the way. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing” – Kareem Abdul Jabbar, “It’s OK to make mistakes. You don’t get extra points for degree of difficulty” – Bob Hurley, “Developing better people should be the number one goal for any coach when dealing with kids” – Bobby Orr, “I never think about missing a free throw. Winning is the hard part” – Elgin Baylor, “At the end of the day, no matter how well you score, you’ve got to be able to stop people” – Eric Musselman, “If your bigs rim run at full speed it not only increases the potential for a quick layup, but opens up court for guards” – Fred Hoiberg, “Yeah, I’m going to try to win the national championship next year. It has physiological advantages, as well as psychological advantages” – Norm Sloan, “Character is huge for me. Isiah, Magic, Chris Paul, all get to the middle” – Rick Pitino, “It’s better to have a good player with the basketball in late game situations than to have plays” – Rick Pitino, “The more you lose, the more positive you have to become. But hey, if you have your own court outside your window then, all mean, go without making a second thought! So, we stress defense and rebounding every day as the most important aspects in the game to win” – Larry Brown, “Kids today don’t know the difference between instruction and criticism” – Larry Brown, “All the successful teams I’ve ever seen have 3 characteristics: They play unselfish, they play together, and they play hard” – Larry Brown, “Limits, like fears, are often just an illusion” – Michael Jordan, “I’m a firm believer in goal setting. —, The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. So he misses – so what?” – Red Auerbach, “It’s not what you tell them, it’s what they hear” – Red Auerbach, “Be and look prepared. This is basketball, not figure skating. We all sat by the fireplace listening to the basketballer’s story. Through tough games you find that you need each other” – Mike Krzyzewski, “The thing I love the most about teaching, is that you can connect with and see an individual or group exceed their limits” – Mike Krzyzewski, “Goals should be realistic, attainable, and shared among all members of the team” – Mike Krzyzewski, “Teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one” – Mike Krzyzewski, “Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name wirtten on it” – Mike Krzyzewski, “If a team cannot perform with excellence at a moment’s notice, they probably will fail in the long run” – Mike Krzyzewski, “There are 5 fundamental qualities that make every team great: communication, trust, collective responsibility, caring, and pride” – Mike Krzyzewski, “I don’t look at myself as a basketball coach.