Adolph Rupp Quotes, Basketball Quotes, Teaching Quotes

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.

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The people who know basketball, their elevators don't go to the top.

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Whether it's boxing, basketball, or badminton, one must be ready to succeed before entering the arena...long before the lights come up.

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When I'm losing, they call me nuts. When I'm winning, they call me eccentric.

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I don't discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I'm not interested in philosophy classes.

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The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.

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If a player leaves Marquette and doesn't have some of my blood in him, then I don't think I've done a good job.

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Can't win without talent, you know.

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Your defense will save you on the nights that your offense isn't working.

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Sure, I like to win when I play basketball or board games or video games, but my day isnt ruined if I lose. Im always up for a rematch. In all seriousness, thats something thats nice about maturing.

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If they don't let me coach, they might as well take me to the Lexington cemetery.

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Millions of guys play millions of basketball games every day of the week at the playground or the YMCA. But LeBron James gets $20 million a year because he can jam on all of those guys. We're always going to want to see LeBron and Kobe go at it.

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Winning is only important in war and surgery.

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Confidence imparts a wonderful inspiration to the possessor.

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I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

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If you're straight with your players, they'll be straight with you.

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I'm not saying that they were Einsteins; they were marginal students. But every ballplayer whoever touched me has moved up his station in life. And the players moved up my station.

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If winning weren't important nobody would keep score.

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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.

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Life is what you allow yourself not to see.

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