Coaching Quotes

When a leader is at their limit the last thing they want to hear is that they need to change even more. Maintaining good rhythms of rest, exercise and fun create more energy for a leader to be willing and open for change.

~ Gary Rohrmayer

Every leader will hit a series of plateaus in their lives. The key is not to say there, because settling on a plateau can easily lead to an elongated season of comfort. Being comfortable is one of the leader's worst enemies

~ Gary Rohrmayer

People don’t need you to fix them, they are not broken, just serve them.

~ Malti Bhojwani

A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.

~ John Wooden

Don't tell me about your effort. Show me your results.

~ Tim Fargo

Coaching is like a magic mirror, reflecting what you are thinking, feeling and saying about everything in life. By working together, you'll understand your own mirror and change it to become limitless.

~ Sultan Alsasi

Coachable people seek out those who speak truth to them, even if it is a painful truth, because it protects them and it makes them a better person and leader.

~ Gary Rohrmayer

#Leadership is not how much you can take away from others,it is about how much you can inspire,teach and build others by example ~bns

~ Bluenscottish

Every family has a destiny to fulfill....Every child is the future of his or her family and nation at large....Every father is a hero to his son (child).....Fathers are you truly heroes to your children....check your thoughts, actions and motives.....are you really living up to your children' s expectations ?

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

I'm often called in as a coach and speaker to motivate staff, teams, the public and leaders. The key to this is simple; you cannot truly, deeply and sustainably motivate anybody until you know what their motives are...what motivates them...?

~ Rasheed Ogunlaru

If I would have known I was going to leave my job that day to become a writer, I probably would have planned differently... It didn't come by way of illness per se, accident, or dismissal, but by way of sheer self-mutiny. The self I was born to be, decided to hijack the one I had created.

~ Dawn Kohler

When I first started coaching, one of the worst things that I think I heard was 'It will be O.K.' I would wonder, 'How the hell is it going to be O.K.?' The worst word in the English language is 'hope.'

~ Bobby Knight

Failure is good. It's fertilizer. Everything I've learned about coaching, I've learned from making mistakes.

~ Rick Pitino

Coaching takes patience. I'm more enthused when teaching players who want it versus when I have to.

~ Kevin Garnett

Each person holds so much power within themselves that needs to be let out. Sometimes they just need a little nudge, a little direction, a little support, a little coaching, and the greatest things can happen.

~ Pete Carroll

A closing team is so important in the NBA. The last seven minutes is what you are always coaching to get to. Now you have your team set, you have the match-ups you want, you have your time-outs, your chance to finish the game, and that's my job, to get us to that position during the course of the game.

~ Doug Collins

Constant, gentle pressure is my preferred technique for leadership, guidance, and coaching.

~ Danny Meyer

As a player, I was fortunate to work with coaching and medical staffs that underscored the importance of utilizing injury prevention exercises, which contributed to my healthy and long playing career.

~ Cobi Jones

We are not coaching on a daily basis because we often travel with our charity and commercial interests.

~ Nadia Comaneci

I keep trying to bring a more professional approach to New Zealand cricket. It's an uphill battle. I stay in the game because I find it intriguing and interesting. I'm not interested in coaching international sides. I don't mind short-term coaching. I don't want to get involved in the politics of teams.

~ Glenn Turner

I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame.

~ Curt Flood

I was a coach, and I put a lot of education and experience into coaching.

~ John Madden

My dad said if you become a tennis professional just make sure you get into the top hundred, because you have to make a little bit of money. You make a living so you can pay your coaching and, you know, your travels.

~ Roger Federer