Dean Smith Quotes about Coaching

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Good people are happy when something good happens to someone else.

Basketball, People, Coaching

Dean Smith, Gerald D. Bell, John Kilgo (2004). “The Carolina Way: Leadership Lessons from a Life in Coaching”, p.141, Penguin

The key statistic is still to get to the foul line.

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I only use statistics to reinforce what I already think, or if it's something unusual.

Basketball, Thinking, Coaching

I enjoy basketball. I enjoy coaching basketball. It's the out-of-season stuff I didn't handle well.

Basketball, Coaching, Stuff

I've always believed in quickness over strength and size.

Basketball, Coaching, Size

The most important thing is team morale.

Basketball, Team, Coaching

Only praise behavior that you want to be repeated. Never use false praise.

Basketball, Coaching, Use

The best way to build team chemistry is the way Rupp used to substitute, when they fouled out.

Basketball, Team, Coaching