Dean Smith Professions : Basketball Coach Born : February 28, 1931 Died : February 7, 2015 Browse All Authors Top 55 quotes by Dean Smith What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it. Dean Smith basketball inspiring sports You should never be proud of doing the right thing. You should just do it. Dean Smith right-thing proud should Basketball is a beautiful game when the five players on the court play with one heartbeat. Dean Smith basketball player beautiful If you make every game a life and death proposition, you're going to have problems. For one thing, you'll be dead a lot. Dean Smith basketball inspirational funny A leader's job is to develop committed followers. Bad leaders destroy their followers' sense of commitment. Dean Smith basketball jobs commitment Good people are happy when something good happens to someone else. Dean Smith coaching basketball people A lion never roars after a kill. Dean Smith basketball-leadership lions basketball One player's selfish attitude can poison a locker room and make it hard, if not impossible, to establish team work Dean Smith selfish basketball attitude I wasn't as critical during games as I was at practice. Players needed confidence during games more than criticism. Dean Smith basketball player practice The most important thing in good leadership is truly caring. Dean Smith important basketball caring There is a lot of basketball beyond our control, but a player should never let anyone try harder than he does Dean Smith nba basketball player The truly free person in society is a disciplined person. Dean Smith discipline persons You should sub a player out when you see a player not going full-speed or playing selfish basketball. Dean Smith selfish basketball player The coach's job is to be part servant in helping each player reach his goals within the team concept. Dean Smith team basketball jobs Michael, if you can't pass, you can't play. Dean Smith teamwork play sports I think the real free person in society is one that's disciplined. It's the one that can choose; that is the free one. Dean Smith basketball real thinking I only use statistics to reinforce what I already think, or if it's something unusual. Dean Smith coaching basketball thinking Basketball is a team game. But that doesn't mean all five players should have the same amount of shots. Dean Smith team basketball mean There is a point in every contest when sitting on the sidelines is not an option. Dean Smith sidelines contests sitting I enjoy basketball. I enjoy coaching basketball. It's the out-of-season stuff I didn't handle well. Dean Smith coaching basketball stuff Similar Authors Bob Weltlich basketball-coach Bob Weiss basketball-coach Buzz Williams basketball-coach Bruce Pearl basketball-coach Brett Brown basketball-coach Brad Stevens basketball-coach All Authors
