Coach Quotes

"The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off."

"You know what they call the fellow who finishes last in his medical school graduating class? They call him 'Doctor.'"

"There are really only two plays: Romeo and Juliet, and put the darn ball in the basket."

"One day of practice is like one day of clean living. It doesn't do you any good."

"Finish last in your league and they call you idiot. Finish last in medical school and they call you doctor."

"Damn referees, I'll miss them less than anybody."

"It was a hole in one contest and I had a three."

"I don't jog, if I die I want to be sick."

"I don't have any tricky plays, I'd rather have tricky players."

"You may not be able to read a doctor's handwriting and prescription, but you'll notice his bills are neatly typewritten."

"The amount of good luck coming your way depends on your willingness to act."

"The cure for sorrow is to learn something."

"When you start using senses you've neglected, your reward is to see the world with completely fresh eyes."

"Doing is a quantum leap from imagining."

"You don't have to get it right the first time."

"Real obstacles don't take you in circles. They can be overcome. Invented ones are like a maze."

"And our dreams are who we are."

"You can learn new things at any time in your life if you're willing to be a beginner. If you actually learn to like being a beginner, the whole world opens up to you."

"We are like violins. We can be used as doorstops, or we can make music."

"Every single one of us can do things that no one else can do - can love things that no one else can love. We are like violins. We can be used for doorstops, or we can make music. You know what to do."

"It's essential to distinguish between events that are really beyond your control and events you caused yourself."

"You must go after your wish. As soon as you start to pursue a dream, your life wakes up and everything has meaning."

"Change is not only likely, it's inevitable."

"Imaginary obstacles are insurmountable. Real ones aren't."

"When you play it too safe, you're taking the biggest risk of your life. Time is the only wealth we're given."

"Resentment is weak and lowers your self-esteem."

"Isolation is a dream killer."

"In the field of resilience & focus, we are not defined by the weight of our struggles, but by the strength we find when we rise."

"Like a lighthouse in the storm, your inner resolve must remain steady and bright. As a historical figure, this is the foundational truth I have observed."

"The hardest trials do not consume the gold; they refine the spirit and clear the path ahead."