Players draw confidence from a poised, alert coach who anticipates changing in game conditions Jack Ramsay More Quotes by Jack Ramsay More Quotes From Jack Ramsay Well-coached teams are never surprised; they can adapt to anything they see. Jack Ramsay wellsteambasketball Teams that play together beat those with superior players who play more as individuals. Jack Ramsay teambasketballplayer A star can win any game; a team can win every game. Jack Ramsay teamstarsrunning A key basketball skill is imagery. The best players "see" situations before they happen so they can be prepared Jack Ramsay nbabasketballplayer Basketball, like all sports, is predicated on the execution of fundamentals. The coach is a teacher. His subject: fundamentals Jack Ramsay basketballteachersports Even the greatest players accept coaching and value the need for discipline and the order that it brings to the team Jack Ramsay teambasketballplayer Winning is more related to good defense than good offense Jack Ramsay nbabasketballwinning The highest level of achievement is attained by the teams with the best conditioned players Jack Ramsay teambasketballplayer I believe you win games by what you do from your first practice until your first game Jack Ramsay basketballwinningbelieve Saint Joseph's still is among the smaller-enrollment institutions with a big-time basketball program. The Jesuits still offer the same high-quality education. St. Joe's students and alumni are as supportive as ever, and their spirit is unquenchable. Jack Ramsay alumnibasketballstudentseducation There was great comraderie among players and coaches. We enjoyed the time we were together... road trips were fun. I don't know that there was one moment that stood out among all the good times we had. Jack Ramsay goodmomenttogethertime I don't think there's ever been a team that ever scored more layups than that Blazers team. Jack Ramsay thanmorethinkteam I've been blessed. I've had a great life and am continuing to have one. Jack Ramsay beengreatblessedlife My favorite moment was in Game 6 when Bill Walton tapped a missed Sixers shot toward the backcourt and Johnny Davis ran it down as the clock expired. We were NBA champions! Jack Ramsay championsdowngamemoment I had a sense when I took the job that the 1976-77 Trail Blazers could be very good. We had made a lot of positive roster changes, but it wasn't until I had the team in training camp that I realized that this team could be special. Midway through that season, I felt we had a chance to win it all. Jack Ramsay jobgoodteampositive I'm very fortunate to have gotten past the cancer problem. Jack Ramsay fortunatecancerproblempast It made the most sense for us to select Sam Bowie. It was almost a no-brainer. Jack Ramsay almostsenseusmade I was playing sports all the time, and my parents, Anne and John, encouraged me to play in grade school and high school. Jack Ramsay parentsmetimesports My mother was very strong on me to go to college. No one had ever been to college, including my parents. Jack Ramsay parentsmestrongmother I got interested in coaching while I played at St. Joseph's. Because we played a national schedule, we played teams coached by Nat Holman, Joe Lapchick, Hank Iba, and others. I could see the impact the coach had on their teams, and I thought, 'That's a pretty good thing to do.' Jack Ramsay thoughtgoodseecoaching
