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602 Motivational Quotes to Inspire Success On and Off the Court!

An Invaluable Resource for Coaches and Players of all Levels
Compiled by Alan Stein
I have been a self diagnosed quote nerd for as long as I can remember. Back in high school (in the early
90s), I started with a spiral notebook and a pen and wrote down every quote I found inspiring. Quotes from
movies, coaches, books, signs you name it if I saw it or heard it and found it uplifting, I wrote it down.
Years later, I converted the growing collection into a computer database and added to it as often as I could.
As a professional basketball strength & conditioning coach, a big part of my job is to motivate my players to
work hard consistently and to get them to do the things they dont want to do because I know it will help them
get to where they want to go. So there have been countless occasions where the inspiration from a specific
quote has come in handy. I use quotes as tools to motivate my players as well as motivate myself.
While I am strength & conditioning coach by trade, my overall goal in life is simple; to inspire, to motivate, to
influence and to help anyone who is passionate about basketball and training. I have found quotes are a
valuable tool in doing just that. I am extremely thankful to have new platforms like Twitter, Facebook and my
blog to impact players and coaches of all ages and levels all over the world!
It is important to understand what follows is merely a collection of my favorite quotes. I am not the original
author of any of these quotes, I merely compiled my favorites. I am sure you have heard (or read) many of
them, but I am confident there are several that you havent. I have tried to pick quotes that transcend sports
and are applicable to life as well. After all, life is the game we are all playing.
I have done my absolute best to give proper credit and recognize the original author of each of the quotes.
However, you will notice many of the quotes do not have a known author... or at least I do not know, nor could I
find, who originally said it. I sincerely apologize to any author who has not been given proper credit or if any
quotes have been slightly altered or paraphrased.
While I didnt officially tally them up, my guess would be the Most Quoted Award would go to the legendary
John Wooden. You will also notice two other gentlemen whose names appear quite often; Steve Chandler
(Club Fearless at ClubFearless.net) and Ralph Marston (The Daily Motivator at GreatDay.com). I am a fan of
both of these men and genuinely appreciate their insightful, positive work.
I have chosen to list the quotes at random; they are in no particular order and are not categorized. Just a long
running list of inspiration!
I hope you enjoy these quotes and use them to motivate yourself and those around you.
Work hard, have fun.
Alan Stein
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1.
The first thing you need to do when you find yourself in a hole is stop digging.
Gary Mack
2.
Plan your work then work your plan.

Jay Virgil Mayhugh
3.
If you knew how much work went into it, you wouldnt call it genius.
Michelangelo
4.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.
Aristotle
5.
Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Character is what you really
are. Reputation is what people say you are.
John Wooden
6.
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
7.
You dont pull the tail of a lion when your head is in his mouth.
Roy Williams
8.
Ive always believed if you put in the work, the results will come.
Michael Jordan
9.
Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do
difficult things easily.
Johann Friedrich Van Schiller
10. Fall 7 times; stand up 8.
Japanese Proverb
11. You can make your life a triumph in spite of every adversity. Or you can make your life a mess in
spite of every advantage.
Steve Chandler
12.
The person who risks nothing does nothing, has nothing, and is nothing.
Denis Waitley
13. That which does not destroy me only makes me stronger.

Freidrich Neitzsche
14. Practice makes perfect only if you practice perfect.
Unknown
15. Only keep the company of those that make you better.
English Proverb
16. If winning was easy; everyone would be doing it.
Unknown
17. Aspire to inspire before you expire.
Unknown
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18. If I you have 8 hours to chop down a tree; I suggest you spend half of them sharpening your ax.
Abraham Lincoln
19. Dont throw away your hold bucket until you know the new one holds water.
Swedish Proverb
20. I am not what I ought to be, not what I want to be, not what Im going to be, but I am proud to say
I am better than I used to be.
John Wooden
21.
When you are satisfied you have played your best game; you probably have.
Unknown
22. The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
Moliere
23. It takes less time to do a thing right than it does to explain why you did it wrong.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
24. Its better to say you dont know than it is to lie about it.
Ignas Bernstein
25. Forget the past. No one becomes successful in the past.
Unknown
26. People forget how fast you did a job, but they always remember how well you did it.
Howard W. Newman
27. People seldom want to walk all over you until you lie down.
Elmer Wheeler
28. Good and bad luck is a synonym for good and bad judgment.
John Chatfield
29. Dont worry about being better than somebody else, but never cease trying to be the best that
you can be.
John Wooden
30.
I never worry about action, but only about in-action.

Winston Churchill
31. Nothing is sometimes the right thing to say.

Malcolm Forbes
32. What a pleasure life would be if everybody would try to do half of what they expect others to do.
William J.H. Boetcker
33. It is not half as important to burn the midnight oil as it is to be awake in the daytime.
E.W. Elmore
34. One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self confidence is
preparation.
Arthur Ashe
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35. The key to winning any game is to use your strengths and hide your weaknesses.
Paul Westphal
36. Problems are the price you pay for progress.
Branch Rickey
37. Experience is the name we give our mistakes.
Fred Shero
38. Its how you deal with failure that determines how you will achieve success.
David Feherty
39. Winning breeds confidence and confidence breeds winning.
Hubert Green
40. People who enjoy what they are doing invariably do it well.
Joe Gibbs
41. Dont whine, dont complain, and dont make excuses. Take ownership.
John Wooden
42.
You play the way you practice.
43. Sweat + sacrifice = Success
Pop Warner
Charles O. Finley
44. The quality of a person is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.
Ray Kroc
45. Example is not the main thing influencing others. It is the only thing.
Albert Schweitzer
46. Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.
Booker T. Washington
47. Persistence makes the impossible possible, the possible likely, and the likely definite.
Robert Half
48. An army of asses led by a lion will always defeat an army of lions led by an ass.
Don Meyer
49. If you cant take the rubbing; how will you ever be polished?
Unknown
50. Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.
Kevin Durant
51. Everything is impossible until somebody does it.
Unknown
52. Most people fail because they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment.
Unknown
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53. Success always looks easy to those who weren't around when it was being earned.
Unknown
54. Failure is a part of success. Step out of your comfort zone and challenge yourself. There is no
reward for always playing it safe.
Unknown
55. There are three kinds of people in the world: those who make things happen, those who watch
things happen, and those who dont know whats happening.
Unknown
56. You cant always change things in the world, but you can always change things in your world.
Steve Chandler
57. Success happens when preparation meets opportunity.
Unknown
58. Dont confuse being busy with being productive. There is a difference.
Unknown
59. You need to learn to love the path to the prize as much as the prize itself. Success is a journey,
not a destination.
John Calipari
60.
Strive to accomplish the very best you are capable of. Nothing less than your best effort will
suffice.
John Wooden
61.
The more thankful you are for what you have, the more you will have to be thankful for.
Unknown
62. Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation.

Unknown
63. People do not differ in their desire to win; they differ in the price they are willing to pay to win.
H.A. Dorman
64.
Temporary discomfort leads to permanent improvement.

Unknown
65. You only feel pressure when you are not prepared.
Unknown
66. Dont waste time worrying about things you cant control. Instead, put your energy and focus on
the things you can affect.
Steve Chandler
67. You only have two choices when you get out of bed; the choice to work hard or the choice to not
work hard.
Jim Valvano
68. What goes around always comes back around, both good and bad.
Unknown
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69. A great player can win any game. A great team can win every game.
Unknown
70. I have failed over and over again in my life. That is why I succeeded.
Michael Jordan
71.
Victory happens when thousands of hours of training meet one moment of opportunity.
Unknown
72. A leader must accomplish the difficult task of getting those on the team to believe that we
supersedes me.
John Wooden
73.
Be the most enthusiastic person you know. Make your enthusiasm contagious.
Unknown
74. Surround yourself with successful people. Its best if you are not the wisest person in the room.
Unknown
75. Never tire of doing what is right.
Messalonians 3:13
76. Character is doing what is right even when no one is watching.

Unknown
77. Dress for the job you want; not the one you have.
Unknown
78. Never let anyone out work you or out hustle you. Ever.
Rick Pitino
79. Passion is something that cant be taught or bought; it must come from within.
Unknown
80. Attitude is everything, so pick a good one.
Unknown
81. Dont pay a dollar for someones two cents.
Unknown
82. Failure and rejection can be the best motivators and sources of learning. Setbacks can make
you more determined and show you ways to improve.
Ralph Marston
83.
Success favors the prepared mind.
84.
Everyone thinks they work hard, but most confuse activity with achievement.
Unknown
Robin Sharma
85. Do what has to be done. Do it when it has to be done. Do it as well as you can. Do it this way all
of the time.
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86. Do what others dont do to have the things others dont have.
Unknown
87. If you dont have the time to do it right; when will you have the time to do it over?
John Wooden
88. Success is determined by your daily choices and habits.
Rick Pitino
89. Every morning imagine you are only one big break away from all of your dreams coming true.
Approach everything as if it has the potential to be that big break.
Unknown
90. Success comes from good decisions. Good decisions come from experience. Experience
comes from bad decisions.
Ellington Darden
91. Good coaches know its not what you say; its what they hear that matters.
Unknown
92. The secret to improving communication is to listen more and talk less. Thats why you have two
ears and one mouth.
Unknown
93. There are no mistakes only lessons. Learn to view setbacks as opportunities for growth and
improvement.
Robin Sharma
94.
Most people dont aim too high and miss; they aim to low and hit.
Unknown
95. Dont be afraid to go out on a limb; thats where the fruit is.
Unknown
96. Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to stay there.
John Wooden
97.
A lot of people talk; but most dont say anything of real value.
Unknown
98. It is just as important to be respected as it is to be good. Being respected will help get you
through times when you arent so good.
Unknown
99. Learn how to balance your life, professionally and personally. No one has ever been on their
death bed and wished they would have worked more.
Unknown
100. There are only two types of people; energy takers and energy givers. You need to be an energy
giver and surround yourself with energy givers if you want to be successful.
Unknown
101. The only limits on your life are those you set on yourself.
Robin Sharma
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102. A bad habit is any habit that doesnt serve you in a positive way.
Unknown
103. You have to feel good about yourself to be successful.
Unknown
104. The more adversity you face the more positive you have to be.
Unknown
105. Anyone can be great for a day or a week. It is consistent, long term excellence that is most
impressive.
Unknown
106. Be happy now. Dont wait for something to make you happy in the future.
Ralph Marston
107. When you make a mistake there are only three things you should do: admit it, learn from it, and
dont repeat it.
Unknown
108. Basketball is a we game; not a me game. Do you play for the scoreboard or the scorebook?
Kevin Eastman
109. Fun is doing difficult things well.
Jay Bilas
110. Dont try to get through the workout, try to get from the workout.
Kevin Eastman
111. Good players play hard for the first hour of practice. Great players play hard for the second hour
as well.
Unknown
112. To be successful you have to know the secret of L.I.F.E. Listen, Intensity, Focus, and
Enthusiasm.
Herman Tree Harried
113. It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.
Unknown
114. Spend one hour working on your craft for every hour you spend working in your craft.
Unknown
115. Want to get ahead of your competition? Put in one hour of extra work each day. That is 5 extra
per week, 20 extra per month, and 240 extra hours per year!
John Calipari
116. People dont care how much you know until they know how much you care.
Unknown
117. It is amazing how much a team can accomplish if no one cares who gets the credit.
John Wooden
118. If you want to be happy; act happy.
Unknown
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119. Whether you are somewhere for 5 minutes, 5 hours, 5 weeks or 5 years, always leave it better
than you found it.
Unknown
120. It can take years to build someones trust and two seconds to lose it.
Unknown
121. Happiness is something you decide ahead of time.
Unknown
122. Successful people create opportunities; they dont just wait for them to happen.
Unknown
123. Your I can is more important than your I.Q.
Unknown
124. The secret to success is finding out what you truly love to do and then directing all of your
energy towards doing it.
Ralph Marston
125. The quality of your thinking determines the quality of your life.
Steve Chandler
126. Weak minds lead to weak actions.
Unknown
127. The purpose of life is having a life of purpose.

Robin Sharma
128. The only way to improve tomorrow is to know what you did wrong today.
Unknown
129. Failure is not having the courage to try, nothing more, nothing less.
Unknown
130. A leader must be what he wants the team to become.
John Wooden
131. When you improve yourself, you improve the lives of those around you.
Unknown
132. Willpower allows you to do what you said you would do when you said you would do it.
Unknown
133. 80% of your results come from 20% of your time. Successful people focus on that 20%.
Unknown
134. Allow me to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the
wisdom to know the difference.
Alcoholics Anonymous Mantra
135. Its nice to be important but its more important to be nice.
Unknown
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136. Never quit. My book, Chicken Soup for the Soul, was turned down by the first 33 publishers. It
has since sold tens of millions of copies worldwide.
Jack Canfield
137. Every action you take has a certain and unavoidable consequence. Everything you do makes a
difference in one way or another.
Ralph Marston
138. What would happen if the person you are ever met the person you could have been?
Unknown
139. If you are not having a good day, make it a good day!
Unknown
140. Once you begin to take action, you've made an investment. The more of your time and energy
and focus you invest, the more you'll be motivated to see it through no matter what.
Ralph Marston
141. There are no big things, only an accumulation of little things done well.
John Wooden
142. Every night before you go to sleep, ask yourself this question: I just traded 24 hours of my life
for what I got today; am I happy with the trade?
Unknown
143. If you only work hard when you feel like it, nothing will ever get done.
Unknown
144. Make the most out of today; it will be over tomorrow.
Unknown
145. Act now; opportunities do not wait for conditions to be perfect.
Unknown
146. Long term success is achieved by not trading it for short term pleasure.
Robin Sharma
147. Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
Unknown
148. Everything will be OK in the end. If things arent OK; then it isnt the end.
Unknown
149. Dont waste time climbing the ladder only to realize it was leaning against the wrong wall.
Unknown
150. The value you experience in life is precisely equal to the value that you put into life.
Unknown
151. The depth of your struggle will determine the height of your success.
Steve Chandler
152. It takes 10,000 hours to truly master a skill.
Malcolm Gladwell
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153. Repetition is not a form of punishment.

Tates Locke
154. Make all of your work count for something by seeing it through to the finish.
Ralph Marston
155. Connect your goal to a meaningful purpose. When you're clear about why, you'll surely be able to
take care of how.
Steve Chandler
156. Failure is an important part of development. If you never fail you arent challenging yourself.
Gary Mack
157. It's great to dream but there is no substitute for action. Go beyond just thinking you can do
something. Take action and know for sure.
Ralph Marston
158. Learn to be comfortable being uncomfortable. Your comfort zone is your enemy.
Gary Mack
159. Adversity is usually a prerequisite to great things.
Unknown
160. You can have anything in life if you are willing to ask 1,000 people for it. Are you willing to ask
that many? Most people quit after 2 or 3 nos.
Byron Katie
161. Be humble. No matter how good you are; there is always someone better.
Unknown
162. Keep your commitments; even when you dont want to. Nothing is more important than keeping
your word.
Ralph Marston
163. Dont let your God given talents be a crutch. You never know when they will be taken away from
you.
Unknown
164. Respect every opponent; dont take anyone lightly. On any given night, you can beat anyone.
On any given night, anyone can beat you.
Unknown
165. Dont judge yourself by what youve accomplished, but rather by what you couldve
accomplished given your ability.
John Wooden
166. Your situation is what it is. Yet your perspective on that situation is whatever you choose for it to
be. You will see what you decide to see.
Steve Chandler
167. Its not who you play; its how you play.
Unknown
168. Every workout, every practice, and every game is a chance to improve. Take advantage.
Unknown
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169. Inch by inch, life is a cinch. Yard by yard, life is hard.

Morgan Wootten
170. You must believe you are good enough and you have put in the work to deserve success. If you
dont believe in you; who will?
Unknown
171. A good coach will tell you what you need to hear; not what you want to hear.
Unknown
172. Hard work doesnt guarantee success; but without it you have no chance.
Roy Williams
173. If everything you do is working; you are not pushing yourself hard enough.
Unknown
174. Success is the self satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best you are
capable of becoming.
John Wooden
175. Excellence in small, unimportant things leads to excellence in big, important things.
Unknown
176. Take pride in overcoming difficulties. The greater the difficulty, the greater the pride.
Unknown
177. Be thankful for challenges and enjoy working through them. They are where real value is
created.
Ralph Marston
178. The more effort you invest in a task, the less likely you will be to abandon that investment and
quit.
Unknown
179. If you keep doing what youve been doing; youll keep getting what youve been getting. If you
dont like what youve been getting; stop doing what youve been doing.
Unknown
180. To whom much is given; much is expected.
Unknown
181. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.
Unknown
182. Little hinges swing big doors.
Unknown
183. Don't wait for the energy to get going. Get yourself moving and you'll create the energy
necessary to keep you in motion.
Steve Chandler
184. In ways small and large, the world is filled with opportunities to make a difference. Take
initiative.
Ralph Marston
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185. Never give up on something you cant go a day without thinking about.
Unknown
186. You can pay for school but you cant buy class.
Jay-Z
187. Success does not require extraordinary ability. Success comes from ordinary abilities applied
with extraordinary persistence.
Unknown
188. Success is not a matter of getting it right every time. Success comes from continuing to persist
until you eventually get it right.
Unknown
189. The only lasting form of discipline is self- discipline.
Bum Phillips
190. Things arent always what they seem. Only when the tide goes out do you see who's been
swimming naked.
Unknown
191. Lack of willpower and drive cause more failures than lack of intelligence and ability.
Robin Sharma
192. A sincere compliment is one of the most effective motivational methods in existence.
Unknown
193. Give loyalty and loyalty will be returned in abundance.
John Wooden
194. The player who can push themselves further once the situation gets uncomfortable is the one
who will win.
Unknown
195. The greatest power you have is the power to choose. Wherever you are today, you are there
because you have chosen to be there.
Lou Holtz
196. If you get yourself too engrossed in things over which you have no control, it will adversely
affect the things over which you do have control.
Unknown
197. The way to be nothing is to do nothing.
Unknown
198. How you do anything is how you do everything.

Unknown
199. Many failures have occurred because people did not know how close they were to success when
they gave up.
Unknown
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200. Dont ever walk by someone without opening your mouth; even a dog can wag its tail when it
passes you on the street. It doesnt cost a thing, nor require any effort, to say hello or good
morning.
Howard H White
201. Why be negative about something when it is just as easy to be positive?
Unknown
202. Dont hold other people responsible for things you do and decisions you make. If you dont like
where you are in life; look in the mirror dont point a finger.
Lou Holtz
203. Make a meaningful contribution to everything and everyone you are involved with. If you arent
making those around you better; you are making them worse.
Ralph Marston
204. Everyone gets 24 hours in a day. Successful people get more out of those 24 hours than
everyone else does.
Unknown
205. Dont ever do anything you wouldnt want printed on the front page of the USA Today.
Unknown
206. Its important you believe you can win it all. But dont assume you will win it all.
Coach K
207. Be concerned with what is right rather than who is right.
John Wooden
208. Making your bed is a sign of discipline and you must be disciplined to be successful.
Unknown
209. Remember your roots when you taste success. Share your success with your family and friends;
but always stay grounded.
Unknown
210. Jealousy is a waste of time. Spend less time hating and more time learning and emulating
people who do what you do and do it well.
Ralph Marston
211. One hour of proper planning saves three hours of execution.
Steve Chandler
212. Self belief is the absolute core of being successful in anything.
Jeffrey Gitomer
213. A champion wins in his or her mind first and then plays the game; not the other way around.
Alex Rodriguez
214. One key to success is learning how to focus on the task at hand and not let negative thoughts
intrude.
Gary Mack
215. Successful people make a habit of doing things unsuccessful people dont like to do.
Michael Phelps
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216. The block of granite is an obstacle in the pathway of the weak and a stepping stone in the
pathway of the strong.
Thomas Carlyle
217. As the challenge elevates, the need for teamwork escalates.
Sir Edmund Hillary
218. Great teams are not built by extraordinary players, but by ordinary players doing extraordinary
things.
Unknown
219. There are only two types of leaders: those who believe in themselves and lift everyone up and
those with a poor self image and pull everybody down.
Lou Holtz
220. Being respectful is more important than being right.
Unknown
221. More people would learn from their mistakes if they werent so busy denying that they made
them.
Unknown
222. Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
Benjamin Disraeli
223. Dont be self conscious, coach conscious, or fan conscious. Be task conscious. Be game
conscious.
Gary Mack
224. You will become your habits in pressure situations.
Unknown
225. The best way to grow and improve is to surround yourself with people who are more successful
than you are.
Unknown
226. I can accept failure. I cant accept not trying.
Michael Jordan
227. Opportunities are never lost; but someone will take the ones you miss.
Unknown
228. Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain; but the fun in life is the challenge of the climb.
Unknown
229. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
Unknown
230. Dont compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about. The grass
always appears greener on the other side of the fence.
Unknown
231. Discipline yourself and others wont need to.
John Wooden
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232. When it comes to going after what you love in life; dont ever take no for an answer.
Unknown
233. What other people think of you is none of your business.
Unknown
234. Self confidence comes from repetition and knowing you deserve success because youve
worked harder than everyone else.
Unknown
235. Do the right thing; not simply the easiest thing.
Unknown
236. Always exceed expectations and do more than is required.
George S. Patton
237. The attitude of do what I say not as I do is a destroyer of respect, legitimacy, and integrity.
Unknown
238. Management is doing things right. Leadership is doing the right things.
Peter Drucker
239. Dont tell people how to do things; tell them what needs to be done and let them surprise you
with their results.
George S. Patton
240. Delegating works provided the one doing the delegating works too.
Robert Half
241. Always respect your competition. To disrespect your competition is to disrespect yourself.
Coach K
242. A successful person makes more opportunities than they find.
Unknown
243. The uphill climb is slow; but the downhill road as fast.
John Wooden
244. Learn to do more than you are paid for so you will eventually be paid for more than you do.
Unknown
245. Knowledge X practice = proficiency. Proficiency X motivation = productivity. Productivity X
consistency = success.
Unknown
246. If you want to be successful, find what most people do and do the opposite.
Unknown
247. Nothing can stop the person with the right mental attitude from achieving their goal. Nothing can
help the person with the wrong mental attitude.
Thomas Jefferson
248. Todays opportunities erase yesterdays failures.
Gene Brown
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249. To finish first; youve got to run like youre in second.

Unknown
250. The person who tried and failed is superior to the person who never tried.
Unknown
251. Losers visualize the penalties of failure. Winners visualize the rewards of success.
Brad Weingartner
252. Energy and persistence will conquer most things.
Benjamin Franklin
253. It is not the will to win that is important; it is the will to prepare to win.
Bobby Knight
254. The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of
knowledge, but rather the lack of will.
Vince Lombardi
255. There will be two buses leaving for the game. The 2pm bus will be for those who need some extra
practice. The empty bus will leave at 5pm.
Dave Bristol
256. Competition is a byproduct of productive work, not its goal. A person should be motivated by the
desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.
Ayn Rand
257. Real strength is not gained overnight; it is cultivated over time. This is true for both physical and
emotional strength.
David Shaw
258. If you believe in yourself, have dedication, pride, and never quit, youll be a winner. The price of
victory is high, but so are the rewards.
Paul Bear Bryant
259. Champions are made when nobody is watching.
Unknown
260. Things achieved without effort are seldom worthwhile or long lasting.
John Wooden
261. What is popular is not always right, and what is right is not always popular.
Unknown
262. Seven days without strength training makes one weak.
Unknown
263. If fifty million people say foolish thing; it is still a foolish thing.
Anatole France
264. If you want to guarantee you hit your target, simply shoot first, and call whatever you hit your
target.
Ashleigh Brilliant
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265. The people that are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones that do.
Steve Jobs
266. It is a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you often get it.
W. Somerset Maugham
267. Dont skate to where the puck is, skate to where it is going.
Wayne Gretzky
268. One person with passion is greater than 99 who only have an interest.
Unknown
269. Reputation is valuable; character is priceless.
Unknown
270. Others can stop you temporarily; only you can do it permanently.
Unknown
271. He who asks a question is a fool for 5 minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool
forever.
Chinese Proverb
272. The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with them.
Unknown
273. Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.
Unknown
274. The impossible; what nobody can do until somebody does.
Unknown
275. The difference between failure and success is doing a thing nearly right and doing a thing
exactly right.
Edward Simmons
276. Its the little things you do to make the big things happen.
Unknown
277. In the eyes of average people, average is outstanding.
Unknown
278. Push yourself to keep improving or youll stay as close to the bottom as you are to the top.
John Wooden
279. A person who really wants to do something finds a way; others find an excuse.
Unknown
280. If youre satisfied with good; youll never be great.
Unknown
281. Dont be content with being average. Average is as close to the bottom as it is to the top.
Unknown
282. Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you handle it.
Irving Berlin
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283. The two hardest things to handle in life are failure and success.
Unknown
284. Nobody who ever gave their best regretted it.
George Halas
285. Those who can do. Those who cant criticize.
Unknown
286. Dont let what you cant do interfere with what you can do.
John Wooden
287. Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
Abraham Lincoln
288. The difference between mediocre and excellent is usually a very small amount of effort.
Unknown
289. You will have more success in two months by being interested in other people than you can in
two years trying to get other people interested in you.
Jeffrey Gitomer
290. The loudest boos always come from the fans in the cheap seats.
Unknown
291. In most walks of life, communication skills are just as important as technical skills.
Coach K
292. The people who have earned the right to boast dont have to.
Unknown
293. Most people are like a wheelbarrow; they go no further than they are pushed.
Unknown
294. Even if you are on the right track, youll get run over if you just sit there.
Will Rogers
295. Whats right is right even if everyone is against it, and whats wrong is wrong even if everyone is
for it.
Unknown
296. It takes years to make an overnight success.
Eddie Cantor
297. Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.
Elbert Hubbard
298. Just because it is common sense doesnt mean it is common practice. Common sense is not so
common.
Unknown
299. You may occasionally give out; but never give up.
Mary Crowley
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300. Some succeed because theyre destined to; most succeed because they are determined to.
Unknown
301. Be concerned with your preparation, not theirs. Your execution, not theirs. Your desire, not
theirs. Dont worry about them. Let them worry about you.
John Wooden
302. It is often the last key on the ring that opens the door.
Unknown
303. The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.
Unknown
304. Have respect for, without fear of, every opponent you play. Have confidence without cockiness in
regard to yourself and your team.
John Wooden
305. Winners do what losers dont want to do.
Unknown
306. A winner works hard to achieve success. A loser works hard to find a shortcut.
Unknown
307. Great opportunities come to those who make the most of the small ones.
Unknown
308. Goals that are not written down are just wishes.
Unknown
309. Failing to plan is planning to fail.
Effie Jones
310. Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom.
George S. Patton
311. Experience is not what happens to a person. Experience is what a person does with what
happens to them.
Aldous Huxley
312. Your future depends on what you do in the present. Today is important.
Unknown
313. Seek to get it perfect, yet even when it won't be perfect go ahead and get it done to the best of
your ability.
Ralph Marston
314. Quality work never goes out of style.
Levi Strauss
315. Its not the number of hours you put in; its what you put into those hours that matters.
Unknown
316. What matters is not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.
Paul Bear Bryant
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317. Do more than you currently do to have more than you currently have.
Unknown
318. Good habits are just as hard to break as bad ones.
Colleen Mariah Rae
319. Most people have the desire to look for the exception instead of the desire to become
exceptional.
John Maxwell
320. Never let yesterdays disappointments overshadow tomorrows dreams.
Unknown
321. A hero is an ordinary person who performs an ordinary task in an extraordinary situation.
Unknown
322. Try and fail, but dont fail to try.
Unknown
323. Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
Theodore Roosevelt
324. Success doesnt come to you; you have to go get it.
Marva Collins
325. The harder you work, the luckier you get.
Gary Player
326. You can never go wrong by doing whats right.
Unknown
327. You always miss 100% of the shots you dont take.
Wayne Gretzky
328. To be successful you dont have to do extraordinary things. Just do ordinary things
extraordinarily well.
Unknown
329. You must earn the right to be confident.
John Wooden
330. Persistence is the hard work you do after you finish doing the hard work youve already done.
Unknown
331. There are those who see an opportunity and then there are those who seize an opportunity.
Unknown
332. There are always two choices, two paths to take. One is easy. Thats its only reward.
Robert Frost
333. The price of excellence is discipline. The price of mediocrity is disappointment.
William Ward
334. Winners dont do different things. Winners do things differently.
Unknown
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335. Motivation is what gets you started. Heart is what keeps you going.
Unknown
336. Adversity will cause some people to break, others to break records.
William Ward
337. The way you think is the way you are. Choose thoughts that empower you, inspire you, and
compel you to give your best effort in everything you do.
Ralph Marston
338. If youre going to strike out, strike out swinging.
Babe Ruth
339. Competing is like wrestling a gorilla. You dont quit when youre tired, you quit when the gorilla
is tired.
Robert Strauss
340. Everyone wants to be successful. But very few are willing to make the effort and the sacrifices to
become successful.
Unknown
341. The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.
Vidal Sassoon
342. There are only two options regarding commitment. Either youre in or youre out. Theres no
such thing as in between.
Pat Riley
343. Its what you learn after you know it all that counts.
John Wooden
344. Think big, believe big, and act big, and the results will be big!
Unknown
345. The world is full of willing people, some willing to work, others willing to let them.
Unknown
346. Those who seek knowledge and instruction find the path of enlightenment before anyone else.
Robin Sharma
347. Focus is important. If you try to chase two rabbits, both will escape.
Unknown
348. Concentration is the ability to think about absolutely nothing when it is absolutely necessary.
Ray Knight
349. A good coach can make his players see what they can be rather than what they are.
Ara Parasheghian
350. The quality of a persons life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless
of their chosen field of endeavor.
Vince Lombardi
351. Sports do not build character. They reveal it.
Haywood Brown
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352. If opportunity doesnt knock; build a door.

Milton Berle
353. Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure.
Earl Wilson
354. If you think you can, you can. If you think you cant, youre right.
Mary Kay Ash
355. There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
Beverly Sills
356. Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you have.
H. Jackson Brown
357. Success is not measured by what you do compared to someone else. Success is measured by
what you do compared to what youre capable of doing.
Zig Ziglar
358. What you do is so loud people cant hear what you say. Actions speak louder than words.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
359. Being without a goal is like being in a boat without a rudder.
Unknown
360. Goals are important. If you dont know where you are going, how will you know when you get
there?
Unknown
361. The goal should be progress; not perfection. Be inspired by perfection; not stifled by it.
Ralph Marston
362. The reason most goals are not achieved is because people spend their time doing secondary
things first.
David Allen
363. Spend more time listening than you do talking; it will add greatly to the effectiveness of what you
say.
Unknown
364. Personal greatness is not determined by the size of the job, but by the size of the effort that one
puts into the job.
John Wooden
365. Success does not come to those who merely have great ideas. Success comes to those who
have great ideas and who follow through on them.
Unknown
366. Each setback provides an opportunity to recover. And each time you recover, you grow
stronger.
Unknown
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367. Do you wish to be in the right place at the right time? Then commit to creating real value in every
time and place where you find yourself.
Unknown
368. It serves no purpose to wish for what you don't have. Instead use that energy to take action and
get what you want!
Steve Chandler
369. Each individual on your team needs to take responsibility for their own performance and
actions.
Coach K
370. Success is fully available to anyone who decides to make the effort and the commitment.
Unknown
371. When there's the possibility of making a bad impression, there is also the possibility to make a
great impression.
Ralph Marston
372. Success comes from being able to accept the risk of failure.
Unknown
373. When there's something on the line, there's something to be gained.
Unknown
374. The world does not owe you success. But the world gives you plenty of resources and
opportunities to create all the success you want.
Ralph Marston
375. Many coaches confuse control with respect; there is a difference. Respect must be earned.
Denny Kuiper
376. Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the number of moments that take
our breath away.
Unknown
377. Accountability means following the rules and discipline means enforcing those rules.
Denny Kuiper
378. If you want the rainbow; you have to put up with the rain.
Unknown
379. Success may result in winning but winning does not necessarily make you a success.
John Wooden
380. If you want to walk on water; you have to be willing to step out of the boat.
Unknown
381. The only important shot is the next one; because no matter how hard you try, that is the only one
you can still affect.
Unknown
382. Failing at something is OK as long as you learn from it and it doesn't become a habit.
Unknown
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383. Event + Response = Outcome. If you dont like the outcomes youve been getting, and you cant
change the event; then you better change your response!
Jack Canfield
384. Genius is the ability to reduce the complicated to something simple.
Unknown
385. Effective leaders learn how to manage their stress and use it to enhance their performance.
Unknown
386. To be successful you need to stay within your strength zone but constantly leave your comfort
zone.
Unknown
387. When you are truly and fully committed to a specific outcome, you can make it happen. Taking
action is what authenticates and locks in your commitment.
Ralph Marston
388. To be mentally tough you have to embrace obstacles. Expect nothing to be easy.
Michael Phelps
389. Try your hardest, make the effort, and do your best.
John Wooden
390. Learn as if you will live forever; live as though you will die tomorrow.
Steve Chandler
391. What you think affects how you feel and how you perform. Training your brain is as important as
training your body.
Gary Mack
392. Whatever you do, do it to the best of your ability. The higher you set the standard for yourself;
the higher your self-image and confidence.
Lou Holtz
393. Big things are accomplished only through the perfection of minor details.
John Wooden
394. Whatever you think is holding you back is not what is actually holding you back. What's holding
you back is the thought that something is holding you back.
Steve Chandler
395. You cant make up for a poor effort today by giving 110% tomorrow.
John Wooden
396. Its not just who you know; its also who knows you.
Jeffrey Gitomer
397. The mind can only concentrate on one thing at a time. Instead of suppressing what you dont
want to happen focus on what you do want to happen.
Gary Mack
398. We become what we think about most.
Michael Phelps
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399. Its not that you cant; its that you havent.
Steve Chandler
400. Do not let what you cant do interfere with what you can do.
John Wooden
401. Failure to act is often the biggest failure of all.
John Wooden
402. Be quick but dont hurry.
John Wooden
403. No team or person, no matter how good they are, can win on reputation alone. You have to earn
success.
Coach K
404. You will never find the time for anything. If you want something bad enough you will make the
time for it.
John Wooden
405. Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important.
Janet Lane
406. There are 86,400 seconds in a day. You can never carry them over to the next day. Never take a
second for granted!
Unknown
407. Stay in the moment. There is nothing you can do about the past and the future is never
guaranteed.
Unknown
408. Do your best in everything you do. Attack everything with excellence and enthusiasm. The rest
will take care of itself.
Unknown
409. Real achievement demands many consistent, focused efforts spread over long periods of time.
Unknown
410. It is not as important to be serious as it is to be serious about the important things.
Unknown
411. Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.
Hannah More
412. Think like a person of action; act like a person of thought.
Unknown
413. Confidence is contagious. Unfortunately so is lack of confidence.
Unknown
414. Limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.
Michael Jordan
415. Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.
Hugh C. Cameron
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416. The harder you work the harder it is to surrender.

Unknown
417. The smallest good deed is better than the best intention.
John Wooden
418. We tend to get what we expect.
Unknown
419. The quality of a person is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.
Unknown
420. Focus is putting all of your eggs in one basket and then watching that basket.
Andrew Carnegie
421. When you come to the end of your rope; simply tie a knot and hang on!
Unknown
422. The time to fix the roof is when the sun is shining. Dont wait for the rain!
Unknown
423. If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isnt thinking.
George S. Patton
424. Experience tells you what to do. Confidence allows you to do it.
Stan Smith
425. Practice without improvement is meaningless.
Chuck Knox
426. There is more to life than increasing its speed.
Unknown
427. Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it.
Unknown
428. Never make excuses. Your friends dont need them and your foes dont believe them.
John Wooden
429. There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.
Unknown
430. The only sure thing about luck is it is bound to change.
Unknown
431. The dog that trots around finds a bone.
Unknown
432. Competitive toughness is an acquired skill, not an inherited trait.

Gary Mack
433. The most welcomed person is the one who knows when it is time to go.
Unknown
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434. Be more concerned with what you can do for others than what others can do for you. Youll be
surprised that the result.
John Wooden
435. If at first you dont succeed you are running about average.
Unknown
436. Proper preparation boosts confidence.
Unknown
437. Expectations without action amounts to little more than empty wishes. Actions without specific,
positive expectations will fail to achieve the desired result.
Ralph Marston
438. Success happens when you stop talking and start doing.
Unknown
439. A player that makes a team great is more valuable than a great player.
Unknown
440. Well done is better than well said.
Benjamin Franklin
441. If I advance, follow me. If I stop, push me. If I fall, inspire me.
Robert Cushing
442. Ambition without knowledge is like a boat on dry land.
Unknown
443. Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who
matter don't mind.
Dr. Suess
444. If you can imagine it, you can create it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
Walt Disney
445. An effective leader is very good at listening. It is difficult to listen when youre talking.
John Wooden
446. It's not good enough to do your best; you also have to do what's required.
Winston Churchill
447. Destiny is not a matter of chance; it's a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a
thing to be achieved.
William Jennings Bryan
448. Examine what you believe to be impossible; then change your belief.
Dr. Wayne Dyer
449. A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm.
Charles Schwab
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450. Enthusiasm is the daily food for successful people.

Marie Svistunovs
451. You can always do more than you think you can.
John Wooden
452. I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
Thomas Edison
453. A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.
Erin Majors
454. Stand up for what is right, even if you are standing alone.
Unknown
455. Leadership, like swimming, cannot be learned by reading about it.
Henry Mintzburg
456. A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every
difficulty.
Winston Churchill
457. Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
Sun Tzo
458. If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.
Thomas Edison
459. Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration.
Thomas Edison
460. Never let a day pass that you will have cause to say, I will do better tomorrow.
Brigham Young
461. You can't build your reputation on what you're going to do.
Henry Ford
462. A losing season doesn't mean that you are a losing team.
Unknown
463. Don't do things half-heartedly. If you do, then you can expect half-hearted results.
Unknown
464. There is only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything.
Vince Lombardi
465. The road to success is always under construction.
Arnold Palmer
466. If you always do what you've always done, you will always be where you've always been.
Unknown
467. Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.
Unknown
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468. A giant avalanche begins with a tiny snowflake.

Joseph D. Compton
469. A wise man can see more from the bottom of a well than a fool can from a mountain top.
Unknown
470. A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't
necessarily want to go, but ought to be.
Unknown
471. A single day is enough time to make you a little better.
Unknown
472. You must lose a fly to catch a trout.
Unknown
473. If you think you can't do it, stop thinking and start doing. The smallest positive action can begin
to erase even the biggest doubt.
Ralph Marston
474. A good leader is a person who can step on your toes without messing up your shine.
Unknown
475. Pay less attention to what people say and more attention to what they do.
Andrew Carnegie
476. Greatness usually lies just beyond fatigue.
Unknown
477. Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out.
John Wooden
478. If you're coasting, you're either losing momentum or else you're headed downhill.
Unknown
479. Life is a grindstone. Whether it grinds you down or polishes you up depends on what you're
made of.
Unknown
480. Never tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon.
Unknown
481. If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesnt lead anywhere.
Frank A. Clark
482. There are two kinds of failures; the person who will do nothing they are told and the person who
will do nothing else.
Perle Washington
483. Strive for perfection and settle for excellence.
Unknown
484. Things are never as bad as they seem or as a good as they seem. Somewhere in the middle is
reality so always keep things in perspective.
Unknown
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485. The 10 minute period before you go to sleep and the 10 minute period after you first wake are
profoundly important to your subconscious mind. Use this time wisely.
Robin Sharma
486. For every minute you are angry you lose 60 seconds of happiness.
Unknown
487. Dont let yesterday take up too much of today.
John Wooden
488. If you are constantly looking back at your failures then you are limiting your future successes.
Unknown
489. Confidence is demonstrated performance.
Unknown
490. Being down is only permanent if you make it that way.
Unknown
491. You have to expect success, earn success, and deserve success to have success.
Unknown
492. Without pain there is no pleasure. Without valleys there are no mountaintops. Without struggle
there is no achievement.
John Calipari
493. Its never too late to be what you might have been.
George Eliot
494. The ultimate measure of a person is not where they stand in moments of comfort, but where they
stand in times of adversity.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
495. What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
496. If you quit you dont give yourself the chance to find out what you might have been.
Jacques Lemaire
497. The strong do what they will; the weak do what they must.
Thucydides
498. Everything of value is hard to get. Most people miss their destiny because they werent willing to
pay the price.
William Barclay
499. Defeat is a greater test of character than winning.
Richard Nixon
500. Do you want to succeed? Stop focusing on getting what you want and start focusing on helping
others get what they want.
Steve Chandler
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501. Success is not measured by the position you have reached in life, but by the obstacles you have
overcome to get there.
Booker T. Washington
502. The most common thing in our society is unsuccessful people with potential.
Hubie Brown
503. If you arent going to go all the way, why go at all?
Joe Namath
504. Never let your successes go to your head. Never let you failures go to your heart.
Phil Jackson
505. Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear not the absence of fear.
Mark Twain
506. Mental toughness is forcing yourself to act differently than you feel and being able to keep your
mind in the moment.
Jack Dahm
507. You cant do anything about yesterday, and the only way to improve tomorrow is by what you do
right now.
John Wooden
508. You cant lead the cavalry if you cant sit in the saddle.
Unknown
509. Be a headlight, not a tail light.
Fred Shuttleworth
510. The formula for failure? Try to please everyone all of the time.
Herbert Bayard Swope
511. Here is a six word formula for success: think things through then follow through.
Eddie Rickenbacker
512. What it takes to be successful is simple, but not easy.
Marv Levy
513. Commitment is an act, not a word.
Jean-Paul Sartre
514. Hard work is relative to what you are accustomed to.

Dick Vermeil
515. A brilliant idea is a job only half done. You have to follow through.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
516. Being dedicated to success means sacrificing instant gratification for long term achievement.
H.A. Dorfman
517. Dont argue with a fool; you have more to lose than they do.
Viking Proverb
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518. If you always stay in the middle of the road you greatly increase your chance of getting run
over!
Unknown
519. Development comes from listening. You never learn anything from talking.
Lou Holtz
520. Common sense is genius dressed in work clothes.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
521. Silent and listen are spelled with the same letters for a reason.
Unknown
522. Always over prepare so you dont under perform.
Gary Mack
523. All championship seasons begin with championship off-seasons.
John Amabile
524. The ecstasy of victory comes from the monotony of repetition.
Unknown
525. Every time you are not practicing, someone else is. And if you ever play them; theyll win.
George Brett
526. Make sure you do all of the little things your competitors fail to do.
Hubie Brown
527. Its not so much where you currently are; its the direction in which you are moving that matters
most.
Oliver Wendell Holmes
528. Until you spread your wings you have no idea how far you can fly.
Unknown
529. Character is made by what you stand for; reputation is made by what you fall for.
Robert Quillen
530. Wisdom is knowing what to do; virtue is doing it.
David Star Jordan
531. It is not your abilities that show who you really are; it is your choices.
Unknown
532. Your mind is like a parachute; it only works when it is open.
Unknown
533. H.I.T. play Hard, play Intelligently, and play Together.
John Wooden
534. How old would you be if you didnt know how old you were?
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535. A smart coach will watch for something he doesnt want to see and listen for things he doesnt
want to hear.
John Madden
536. The player who complains about the way ball bounces is usually the one who drops it.
Lou Holtz
537. Rules of life: show up, pay attention, tell the truth, and do your best.
Unknown
538. Time is the most valuable thing you can spend.
Unknown
539. Its rarely crowded on the extra mile.
Unknown
540. Practice isnt what you do once you are good at something; practice is what you do to get good
at something.
Steve Chandler
541. Its better to be alone than in bad company.
Unknown
542. Think about the big things while you are doing the small things to make sure the small things are
lining up in the right direction.
John Wooden
543. Winners find a way; losers find an excuse.
Unknown
544. Tough times dont last; tough people do.
Unknown
545. Only the mediocre are always at their best.

Unknown
546. The only exercise losers get is jumping to conclusions, side stepping responsibility, and pushing
their luck.
Unknown
547. An error is not a mistake until you refuse to correct it.
Unknown
548. Good is not good enough if better is expected.
Lou Lamoriello
549. A true teammate knows its not about being better than one another, but making one another
better.
Unknown
550. There is no substitute for strength and no excuse for a lack of it.
Unknown
551. You cant get much done in life if you only work hard on the days when you feel great.
Unknown
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552. If you want to improve your team you must improve yourself.
Unknown
553. Leaders are like eagles; they dont flock, you find them one at a time.
Unknown
554. Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely like exercising authority usually
lose it.
Malcolm Forbes
555. When you ask a thoroughbred to work, it works. When you ask a donkey to work, it kicks. Be a
racehorse, not a jackass.
Unknown
556. Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision and to direct individual
accomplishments toward team objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to achieve
uncommon results.
Unknown
557. Persistence and patience is exemplified by the stonecutter who hammers away at a piece of rock.
He may hit the rock 100 times without so much as a crack showing. Then, on the 101st hit, the
rock will split in two. It was not that hit that did it, but an accumulation of all that came before it.
Unknown
558. Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it
will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will
starve to death. Moral? It doesnt matter who you are, when the sun comes up, you better start
running!
Unknown
559. Remember this your lifetime through, tomorrow therell be more to do. And failure waits for those
who stay, on some success earned yesterday. Tomorrow you must try once more, yet even harder
than before.
Unknown
560. If you cant risk, you cant grow. If you cant grow, you cant become your best. If you cant
become your best, you cant be happy. If you cant be happy, what else matters?
Unknown
561. Watch your thoughts, they become your words. Watch your words, they become your actions.
Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character.
Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.
Unknown
562. Champions do not become champions on the court. They become recognized on the court. They
become champions because of their daily routine and commitment to excellence. Players do not
decide their future; they decide their habits and their habits decide their future.
Unknown
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563. I am the most desirable thing in life. Without me no can be healthy, happy, or useful. Without me,
the hidden wealth and vast resources of this earth would have no value. Men and women who try
to get along without me are characterless, selfish, undeveloped, useless, and unprofitable
members of society. I am behind every fortune, every art and science, every real achievement, and
every victory. People try to find substitutes for me hoping to secure a larger measure of
happiness, peace, and satisfaction, but they are always left bitterly disappointed. Instead of gain,
every substitute for me brings them loss. I am greater than wealth, power, fame, or any acquired
possession because I am the true source to which those things are acquired. Who am I? I AM
WORK.
Unknown
564. Vague goals produce vague results.
Jack Canfield
565. Do more of whats working and less of what isnt.

Jack Canfield
566. The overnight sensation understands better than anyone that success never happens
overnight.
Ian Thompson
567. If you are always striving to achieve success defined by someone else, youll always be
frustrated. Define your own success.
Coach K
568. Whatever you do now sets up what you do later. And there is always a later.
Coach K
569. You cant win every game, but you can learn from every game.
Coach K
570. When things arent working, try something new and different. Be creative. Never give up. Never.
Coach K
571. Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a
sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory.
Arthur Ashe
572. Winning isnt always finishing first. Sometimes winning is just finishing.
Manuel Diotte
573. If you dont invest very much, then defeat doesnt hurt very much and winning isnt very
exciting.
Dick Vermeil
574. Winning is the science of being totally prepared.
George Allen
575. A winner is someone who recognizes their natural talents, works their tail off to develop them
into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish their goals.
Larry Bird
576. Its never too late to get to where you want to be.
Unknown
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577. Its better to be prepared for an opportunity that never presents itself, than to be unprepared for
one that does.
Unknown
578. "Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success."
Unknown
579. You cant stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.
Jon Kabat-Zinn
580. If you have more than 3 priorities then you dont have any.
Jim Collins
581. In the pursuit of knowledge, every day something is added. In the pursuit of happiness, every
day something is dropped.
Lao-tzu
582. No matter what your past has been, you have a spotless future.
Unknown
583. Life isnt about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
George Bernard Shaw
584. We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the
same.
Carlos Castaneda
585. A good coach balances what their players need with what their players want.
Jim Kielbaso
586. You must be persistent in your discipline and habits if you want to be successful.
Jack Canfield
587. The longer you hang in there, the greater the chance something will happen in your favor. The
longer you persist, the greater your chance of success. Dont ever quit.
Jack Canfield
588. Whenever a problem arises, you need to brainstorm three ways to get around it, over it, or
through it.
Jack Canfield
589. Waste your money and youre only out of money, but waste your time and youve lost a part of
your life.
Michael Leboeuf
590. Talent, brilliance, and energy mean nothing if you dont have the ability to harness it and focus it
on your specific goals.
Zig Ziglar
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591. Good coaches only use what they can teach and only use what they believe in.
Hubie Brown
592. You do not have to win a championship to be a champion.
Don Meyer
593. "Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy."
Baltasar Gracian
594. Any job worth doing is worth doing right.
Unknown
595. There is NEVER a good reason for lack of effort. EVER.

Unknown
596. Success is not measured by the level at which you coach, but rather by your ability to help your
players improve.
Unknown
597. You prosper in direct proportion to what you contribute to the lives of those around you.
Unknown
598. A poor craftsman blames his tools.
Unknown
599. You are never so good that you cant get better.
Unknown
600. As a coach, only coach what you know and spend time learning what you dont know.
Unknown
601. You can never win a championship in September; but you sure as hell can lose one.
Jim Boeheim
602. Commitment to excellence + consistency of effort = success.
Unknown
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BONUS: 5 Laws of Success (from Go Givers Sell More)

1. The Law of Value: Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in
payment.
2. The Law of Compensation: Your income is determined by how many people you serve and how well you
serve them.
3. The Law of Influence: Your influence is determined by how abundantly you place other peoples interests
first.
4. The Law of Authenticity: The most valuable gift you have to offer is yourself.
5. The Law of Receptivity: The key to effective giving is to stay open to receiving.
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BONUS SECTION: 28 Books Every Coach and Player Should Read

(Listed in no particular order)
1. 100 Ways to Motivate Yourself

2. Mind Gym
3. Little Black Book of Relationships
4. The Bald Truth
5. Rebound Rules
6. Quiet Strength
7. The Success Principles
8. Money Players
9. Me 2.0
10. Gold Standard
11. Think Like a Champion
12. Outliers
13. Know Yourself As A Coach
14. Game On
15. Cross Over
16. Leadership: Game Plan for Success
17. The Miracle of St. Anthony
18. Bounce Back
19. Hard Work: A Life On and Off the Court
20. Driven From Within
21. A Coachs Life
22. The Jump
23. Out of Bounds
24. Caught In The Net
25. Leading with the Heart
26. Success is a Choice
27. Just Do It
28. The 50th Law
by Steven Chandler
by Gary Mack
by Jeffrey Gitomer
by David Falk
by Rick Pitino
by Tony Dungy
by Jack Canfield
by Marc Isenberg
by Dan Schawbel
by Coach K
by Donald Trump
by Malcolm Gladwell
by Denny Kuiper
by Tom Farrey
by Brian McCormick
by John Wooden
by Adrian Wojnarowski
by John Calipari
by Roy Williams
by Michael Jordan
by Dean Smith
by Ian OConnor
by Jeff Benedict
by Tates Lock
by Coach K
by Rick Pitino
by Donald Katz
by Robert Greene
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602 Motivational Quotes to Inspire Success On and Off the Court!

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Plan your work then work your plan.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

10. Fall 7 times; stand up 8.

13. That which does not destroy me only makes me stronger.

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I never worry about action, but only about in-action.

31. Nothing is sometimes the right thing to say.

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You play the way you practice.

43. Sweat + sacrifice = Success

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62. Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation.

Temporary discomfort leads to permanent improvement.

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76. Character is doing what is right even when no one is watching.

Success favors the prepared mind.

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127. The purpose of life is having a life of purpose.

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153. Repetition is not a form of punishment.

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169. Inch by inch, life is a cinch. Yard by yard, life is hard.

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198. How you do anything is how you do everything.

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249. To finish first; youve got to run like youre in second.

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