26 Inspiring Quotes on Coaching (LEADERSHIP)

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Top 9 Most Inspiring Quotes on Coaching (BEST)

I absolutely believe that people, unless coached, never reach their maximum capabilities. - Bob Nardelli — I absolutely believe that people, unless coached, never reach their maximum capabilities. – Bob Nardelli

A good coach can change a game. A great coach can change a life. – John Wooden — A good coach can change a game. A great coach can change a life. – John Wooden

A coach is someone who tells you what you don't want to hear, who has you see what you don't want to see, so you can be who you have always known you could be. - Tom Landry — A coach is someone who tells you what you don’t want to hear, who has you see what you don’t want to see, so you can be who you have always known you could be. – Tom Landry

A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are. – Ara Parasheghian — A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are. – Ara Parseghian

The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. – Jimmy Johnson

The interesting thing about coaching is that you have to trouble the comfortable, and comfort the troubled. – Ric Charlesworth

You get the best effort from others not by lighting a fire beneath them, but by building a fire within. – Bob Nelson — You get the best effort from others not by lighting a fire beneath them, but by building a fire within. – Bob Nelson

A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment. – John Wooden — A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment. – John Wooden

“I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you’re doing. You have to be a salesman and you have to get your players, particularly your leaders, to believe in what you’re trying to accomplish…”
Phil Jackson

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Coaches have to watch for what they don’t want to see and listen to what they don’t want to hear. – John Madden

A coach should never be afraid to ask questions of anyone he could learn from. – Bobby Knight

All coaching is, is taking a player where he can’t take himself. – Bill McCartney

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. Because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. – John Wooden — Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. Because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. – John Wooden

Good coaching may be defined as the development of character, personality and habits of players, plus the teaching of fundamentals and team play. – Claire Bee — Good coaching may be defined as the development of character, personality and habits of players, plus the teaching of fundamentals and team play. – Claire Bee

The absolute bottom line in coaching is organization and preparing for practice. – Bill Walsh

It is not what the coach knows; it is what his players have learned.

Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their growth. – John Whitmore — Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their growth. – John Whitmore

When I was a young coach I used to say, “Treat everybody alike.” That’s bull. Treat everybody fairly. – Bear Bryant

8 Wise Quotes That Will Help You Become a Better Coach (WISDOM)

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. – Charles Darwin — It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. – Charles Darwin

Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. – Henry Ford — Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. – Henry Ford

Trying to do it all and expecting it all can be done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment. Perfection is the enemy. – Sheryl Sandberg — Trying to do it all and expecting it all can be done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment. Perfection is the enemy. – Sheryl Sandberg

My responsibility is leadership, and the minute I get negative, that is going to have an influence on my team. - Don Shula — My responsibility is leadership, and the minute I get negative, that is going to have an influence on my team. – Don Shula

Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. – Michael Jordan — Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. – Michael Jordan

Don’t ever ask a player to do something he doesn’t have the ability to do. He’ll just question your ability as a coach, not his as an athlete. – Lou Holtz — Don’t ever ask a player to do something he doesn’t have the ability to do. He’ll just question your ability as a coach, not his as an athlete. – Lou Holtz

A Champion, is one who will accept a defeat graciously, and a victory with humility. – Tino — A Champion, is one who will accept a defeat graciously, and a victory with humility. – Tino

Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t. – Jerry Rice — Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t. – Jerry Rice

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