Quotes on Coaching

The meaning in life is not out there but inbetween our ears. In many ways this makes us the lords of creation.

The will is transformed by experience, not information.

In the future, those who are not coaches will not be promoted.

As human beings, our job in life is to help people realize how rare and valuable each one of us really is, that each of us has something that no one else has-or ever will have-something inside that is unique to all time.

No question about it: potential is wrapped in great mystery. Like rainbows, which are really circles-we see only the upper halves, the horizon hides the rest-potential never reveals its entirety.

What's really driving the boom in coaching, is this: as we move from 30 miles an hour to 70 to 120 to 180......as we go from driving straight down the road to making right turns and left turns to abandoning cars and getting motorcycles...the whole game changes, and a lot of people are trying to keep up, learn how not to fall.

Our emphasis is on execution, not winning.

People thrive on positive reinforcement. They can take only a certain amount of criticism and you may lose them altogether if you criticize them in a personal way... you can make a point without being personal. Don't insult or belittle your people. Instead of getting more out of them you will get less

They call it coaching but it is teaching. You do not just tell them...you show them the reasons.

We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time.

Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.

People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Act as though it were impossible to fail.

The hardest victory is the victory over self.

Live as if you were living already for the second time.

You need a lot of leaders, but a hockey team needs a voice, not only in the community, but more importantly between the coaching staff and the players. There are always ups and downs in a season; the captain is the guy players look to in those situations.

I never let our players get satisfied, I never let our Coaches get satisfied, I was never satisfied. We can always do it better.

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

Losing is only temporary and not encompassing. You must simply study it, learn from it, and try hard not to lose the same way again. Then you must have the self-control to forget about it.

I am not a strategic coach; I am a practice coach.

The better conditioned team will probably win in the long run.