Quotes on Coaches

Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.

I get asked a lot about my legacy. For me, it's being a good teammate, having the respect of my teammates, having the respect of the coaches and players. That's important to me.

The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.

No amount of reading or memorizing will make you successful in life. It is the understanding and application of wise thought which counts.

Therefore, as a player, as a coach, even though we might have lost in a season or not won a championship, it was like a self-fulfilling prophecy that I'm going to win some time. I've never felt myself a loser.

If a Coach is determined to stay in the coaching profession, he will develop from year to year. This much is true, no coach has a monopoly on the knowledge of basketball. There are no secrets in the game. The only secrets, if there are any, are good teaching of sound fundamentals, intelligent handling of men, a sound system of play, and the ability to instill in the boys a desire to win.

Don't be afraid of failure, be afraid of not trying in the first place.

People want to be on a team. They want to be part of something bigger than themselves. They want to be in a situation where they feel that they are doing something for the greater good.

Nothing can drag you down if you're not holding on to it.

I could run 200 yards at a stretch, I could duck between players, I felt free to make plays that suited me best. It wasn't like football then and basketball today, where coaches tell you what foot to put down.

After a while, your coaching development ceases to be about finding newer ways to organize practice. In other words, you soon stop collecting drills. Your development as a coach shifts to observing how great coaches teach, motivate, lead, and drive players to performances at higher and higher levels

So like any football or basketball coach, you always always believe you're going to win.

If I was renowned as as tough coach, I also wanted to be a caring one

The questions you ask consistently will create either enervation or enjoyment, indignation or inspiration, misery or magic. Ask the questions that will uplift your spirit and push you along the path of human excellence

Coaches have to watch for what they don't want to see and listen to what they don't want to hear.

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

On good teams coaches hold players accountable, on great teams players hold players accountable

Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.

The boss drives people; the leader coaches them. The boss depends on authority; the leader on good will. The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. The boss says I; The leader says WE. The boss fixes the blame for the breakdown; the leader fixes the breakdown. The boss says, GO; the leader says Lets GO!

A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.

They ask me what I'd like written about me when I'm gone. I hope they write I made Penn State a better place, not just that I was a good football coach.