"Coaches should always get their kids to think in terms of wanting to, not having to." -George Raveling "It is more important to motivate your players for practice than for games" -Jack Stallings "Coaches who scrimmage all the time don't know what to practice." -Paul Brown "You'd think I'd get sick of saying the same things every day, but you can't give up on these kids. Some you pat on the back; some you kick in the butt." -Luke Appling "A good coach will make his players see what they can become rather than what they are" -Ara Parasheghian "What it comes down to is that anybody can win with the best horse. What makes you good is if you can take the second or third best horse and win." -Vicky Aragon "You can motivate by fear, and you can motivate by reward. But both of those methods are only temporary. The only lasting thing is self-motivation." -Homer Rice "My goal is to make the player independent of the coach. The player must be able to assess the problems on their own.Far too many coaches make the athlete dependent on them. This is the insecurity of the coach" -Peter Burwash "Statistics are like bikinis-they show a lot, but never everything" -Lou Piniella "It's important that people know what you stand for-and what you won't stand for." -Mary Waldrip "We don't want the athlete here who can't stand criticism. We only have two hours a day, and I can't waste time whispering in people's ears. I tell players there are only two times when I'm going to stop criticizing them-when they become perfect or when I've given up on them." -Ralph Miller "I don't control players. I try and control the environment around the players so they can flourish." -Pat Riley "If a coach starts listening to fans, he winds up sitting next to them." -Johnny Kerr "The true artistry of coaching lies in the individual's ability to do the right thing at the right time in the right place under heavy pressure." -Paul Brown "Our biggest challenge as coaches is not to compromise our integrity, values, and beliefs in our pursuit of winning championships. It is vital that we keep perspective and remember what our role as coaches truly is." -Ceal Barry "The fans are behind you, win or tie." -Steve Shutt "Smart coaches always remember humility is one play away." -Bud Wilkinson "Winning coaches always remember there's only a one-foot difference between a halo and a noose." -Bobby Bowden "After a 7-3 season, the fans will always talk about the games you won. After a 9-1 season, they will always talk about the game you lost. -Doug Dickey "The first thing I learned upon becoming a head coach after fifteen years as an assistant was the enormous difference between making a suggestion and making a decision." -Rick Majerus