I have learned that peace is not the absence of trial, trouble, or torment but the presence of calm in the midst of them Don Meyer More Quotes by Don Meyer More Quotes From Don Meyer Time doesn't fly when you are not happy. Don Meyer not-happy basketball In the end, what your own troops do is more important than who they are marching against. Don Meyer nba important basketball We have to get a lot tougher. If you get involved in a street fight, you can't lay down in the street and act like you're dead because they will kill you for sure. You might as well get up and fight. Don Meyer fighting basketball might You have to learn things in every game because you are not going to be able to practice two-and-a-half to three hours (during the season), so the games have to be the ultimate learning experience. Don Meyer basketball practice games Can your player make a curl cut and score in the lane? If so, he is the cutter. Don Meyer cutting basketball player Winning a postseason game is like winning five regular season games. There is just no feeling like it. Everything is magnified. Every free throw, turnover, shot and play. Don Meyer basketball games winning There's only one thing we can control, and that is how hard we play. Don Meyer nba basketball play Have character, don't be one. Don Meyer basketball character Habits are critical for players. They cannot think and play well at the same time. Don Meyer player motivational sports If it comes down to you or the program that decision was made long ago. Don Meyer long-ago basketball decision We painted a beautiful picture, but we just didn't finish it. Finishing is the difference between a beautiful picture and a masterpiece. Don Meyer differences basketball beautiful Every day you teach attitude. Don Meyer coaching basketball attitude Simplify the game as much as possible. When you add, you must subtract. Don Meyer coaching basketball games Shout praise and whisper criticism. Don Meyer coaching basketball criticism Make the practices like games and the games like practices. Don Meyer nba basketball practice Proper prior planning prevents pitiful poor performance. Don Meyer planning poor basketball To win it all, winners have to be obsessive about the fundamentals and doing the little things right. Don Meyer fundamentals winning sports Only run special plays for special players; find plays that fit your players. Don Meyer basketball player running We always need to be prepared and work hard in practice so we can be just like the farmer who has put that fourth cutting of hay in the barn. After he does that, he can feel good about what is going to happen the rest of the winter. Don Meyer hard-work basketball winter A coach who is not teaching leads to the worst thing in a program -- players not learning. Don Meyer program player teaching