"A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are."
-- Ara Parasheghian
“You get the best effort from others not by lighting a fire beneath them, but by building a fire within.”
-- Bob Nelson
“No person can be a great leader unless he takes genuine joy in the successes of those under him.”
-- W. A. Nance
"A boss creates fear, a leader confidence.
A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes.
A boss knows all, a leader asks questions.
A boss makes work drudgery, a leader makes it interesting.
A boss is interested in himself or herself, a leader is interested in the group."
-- Russell H. Ewing
"A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd."
-- James Crook
"The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude;
be kind, but not weak;
be bold, but not bully;
be thoughtful, but not lazy;
be humble, but not timid;
be proud, but not arrogant;
have humor, but without folly."
-- Jim Rohn
"Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish."
-- Sam Walton
"No matter how small, acknowledge the achievement."
-- Greg Henry Quinn
"Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.'
-- Al Maguire
"R.E.P.S. - Repetition Elevates Personal Skills."
-- Conor Gillen
"Successful leaders recognize that great innovation comes from observing the same ideas as everyone else and seeing something different."
-- Reed Markham
"I praise loudly; I blame softly."
-- Queen Catherine II
"The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority."
-- Kenneth Blanchard
“I make my practices real hard because if a player is a quitter, I want him to quit in practice, not in a game.”
-- Paul "Bear" Bryant
"Management is nothing more than motivating other people."
-- Lee Iacocca
"When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen."
-- Ernest Hemingway
"You've got to put the players first. If you are in this business for any other reason, you are making a mistake."
-- Leon Barmore
"In no other profession does the character and personality of a director play a more vital role in the development of young men than in the coaching of athletics."
-- Clair Bee
"My way of trying to motivate my players is to tell them how good they can be; to build them up, instead of tearing them down."
-- Lou Carnesecca
"Players know how to dribble, shoot and pass. The challenge is to teach them why they should do it a certain way, and when they should do it."
-- Marv Harshman
"Well-coached teams are never surprised; they can adapt to anything they see."
-- Jack Ramsay
"A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a child."
-- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results."
-- Ella Wheeler Wilcox
"No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it."
-- Andrew Carnegie
"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity."
-- George S. Patton
"A leader is a person you will follow to a place you wouldn't go by yourself."
-- fortune cookie
"Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it."
-- Dwight D. Eisenhower
Communicate in a way as to leave as little room for misunderstanding as possible.
"Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things."
-- Peter Drucker
"In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable."
-- Dwight D. Eisenhower
"To love what you do and feel that it matters - how could anything be more fun?"
-- Katharine Graham
"What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others."
-- Pericles
"When I've heard all I need to make a decision, I don't take a vote. I make a decision."
-- Ronald Reagan
"Strategy is something anyone can learn. But not all coaches take the time to understand a man's personality."
-- Arnold "Red" Auerbach
"I believe the objective of coaching is winning with integrity."
-- Pete Carril
"Coaches come and go. Records come and go. But if you touch peoples' lives, they remember you."
-- Clarence "Big House" Gaines
Don't prepare the path for the child; prepare the child for the path.
"Behind an able man there are always other able men."
-- Chinese Proverb
"The supreme quality for a leader is unquestionable integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army or in an office."
-- Dwight D. Eisenhower
"There are really only two plays: Romeo and Juliet and put the darn ball in the basket."
-- Abe Lemons
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