Coaching Quotes
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You can't play enough golf or do any of those other things that fill that kind of excitement that coaching gave me in the big games.
Don Shula
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Coaching is salesmanship. Coaching is winning players over and convincing them they have to play together. It takes a team conviction to play together to make things work.
Phil Jackson
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I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame. But when you weigh that against all the things that are really and truly important, things that are deep inside you, then I think I've succeeded.
Curt Flood
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Remember this. Bear Bryant retired at age 69, and he died 28 days after he stopped coaching. If you don't have something, and a purpose in your life, you're gonna die.
Lou Holtz
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People say, 'Is broadcasting the same as coaching?' I say, 'Hell, no.' Coaching, you win and lose. Broadcasting, you don't win and lose. Coaching was a lot bigger than broadcasting.
John Madden
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In one of the largest studies ever done on the effects of executive coaching - over 70,000 respondents - we learned that the biggest mistake coaches make is in not following up. It didn't matter who the coach was or what method they used. Failing to follow up made any approach to coaching ineffective.
Marshall Goldsmith
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You never know, I might get back into coaching someday.
Brad Gilbert
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I love when violent, dangerous art is done by people who are not violent and dangerous. I love that when George Romero was making 'Dawn of the Dead,' he was coaching his son's little league team.
Penn Jillette
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It's been the video game ever since I got out of coaching. Even when I was an announcer, fewer and fewer people remembered me as 'Coach,' and as the years went on, people just started knowing me from the game.
John Madden
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A combine is a series of athletic tasks that help a coaching staff measure an athlete's ability to be competitive in a sport. A bobsled combine requires a sprint, broad jump, two-handed shot toss, and a back squat and power clean.
Lauren Gibbs
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This is an exciting thing for us. One of the biggest things here is we want to keep our coaching staff. It's very important to us. Gregg was willing to extend his contract.
Joe Gibbs
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The greatest barrier to consciousness is the belief that one is already conscious.
Pyotr Ouspensky
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I didn't know that I'd like it this much, coaching both boys and coming out all the time and seeing how excited they are to play hockey. It reminds you of when you were that age and you wanted to be out on the ice.
Joe Sakic
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They say a tie is like kissing your sister. I guess that is better than kissing your brother.
Lou Holtz
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I've seen the power of Life Coaching firsthand and I know how beneficial it can be.
Leeza Gibbons
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The most difficult problem about coaching at Notre Dame is losing early.
Ara Parseghian
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Coaching is easy. Winning is the hard part.
Elgin Baylor
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I've been coaching the sport for a number of years. And I went through many athletes. Some athletes stay with your program for a long, long period of time. Some athletes, they have a different approach as far as coaching style or your philosophies. I totally respect their own opinions - they have the right to choose their own coach.
Liang Chow
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Business coaching and the personal development and self-help industry is considered to be one of the booming industries today.
Brendon Burchard
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Constant, gentle pressure is my preferred technique for leadership, guidance, and coaching.
Danny Meyer
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To teach an academic subject is certainly not easy, but compared to coaching, it is. We can say 'two plus two is four' to every kid and be sure that we are right. But in coaching, we have to literally get to the soul of the people we are dealing with.
Joe Paterno
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No matter how bad someone has it, there are others who have it worse. Remembering that makes life a lot easier and allows you to take pleasure in the blessings you have been given.
Lou Holtz
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There is still a big onus to be coached. I understand the best teams don't need a huge amount of coaching, but that's when a coach should decide not to do coaching.
Brian O'Driscoll
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All coaching is, is taking a player where he can't take himself.
Bill McCartney