Coach K Quotes

The will to win is not nearly as important as the will to prepare to win.

The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said.

Great teams are made up of great teammates.

Basketball is a team game. But that doesn’t mean all five players should have the same amount of shots.

Talent is important, but attitude is everything.

A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.

To be a great coach, you have to be a father figure, a mentor, and a friend.

Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage and persistence that counts.

Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.

You don’t play against opponents, you play against performance.

There are five fundamental qualities that make every team great: communication, trust, collective responsibility, caring and pride.

I don’t look at my players as just basketball players. I look at them as people.

A tough loss can strengthen a team more than a win.

You don’t have to be the best player on the court, but you have to be the best teammate.

I don’t believe in hoping to win. I believe in preparing to win.

The scoreboard doesn’t define us. Our character does.

To be successful, you have to be willing to work harder than anyone else.

The only time success comes before work is in the dictionary.

Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best.

Confidence comes from preparation.

There is no substitute for hard work.

Success is not a destination, it’s a journey.

You can’t let praise or criticism get to you. It’s a weakness to get caught up in either one.

It’s not about how many times you get knocked down, it’s about how many times you get back up.

Don’t wait for opportunities to come your way, create them.

You have to have confidence in yourself before anyone else can have confidence in you.

It’s not about the size of the dog in the fight, it’s about the size of the fight in the dog.

The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.

The only thing that stands between you and your dreams is the will to try and the belief that it is actually possible.

Success is not about being the best, but about being better than you were yesterday.

Champions keep playing until they get it right.

You have to be able to accept failure to get better.

If you want to be successful, you have to be willing to do the things that others won’t.

Success is not about how many titles you win, but about how many lives you impact.

The true measure of a coach is not in the wins and losses, but in the impact they have on their players’ lives.

You have to practice like you’ve never won and play like you’ve never lost.

It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.

You have to be willing to sacrifice to achieve greatness.

Winners embrace hard work, losers avoid it.

You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.

Great leaders don’t create followers, they create more leaders.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It’s the courage to continue that counts.

Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

The best way to predict the future is to create it.