What did Dean Smith mean by: I always mean what I say, but I don’t always say what I’m thinking. - Dean Smith Basketball Coach Copy
+ Over coaching is the worst thing you can do to a player. Feraz Zeid, November 6, 2023December 26, 2023, Dean Smith, Basketball, Player, Teamwork, 0 - Dean Smith Basketball Coach
+ As soon as you try to describe a close friendship, it loses something. Feraz Zeid, January 5, 2024January 7, 2024, Dean Smith, Friendship, Good Friend, 0 - Dean Smith Basketball Coach
+ I’ve always believed in quickness over strength and size. Feraz Zeid, October 23, 2023December 26, 2023, Dean Smith, Basketball, Coaching, 0 - Dean Smith Basketball Coach
+ Always have your players go and pick-up the guy who draws the charge. Feraz Zeid, January 5, 2024January 7, 2024, Dean Smith, Basketball, Player, 0 - Dean Smith Basketball Coach
+ There is a point in every contest when sitting on the sidelines is not an option. Feraz Zeid, January 5, 2024January 7, 2024, Dean Smith, Contests, 0 - Dean Smith Basketball Coach
+ You should just do the right thing. Feraz Zeid, July 29, 2023December 12, 2023, Dean Smith, Right Thing, 0 - Dean Smith Basketball Coach
+ What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it. Feraz Zeid, January 5, 2024January 7, 2024, Dean Smith, Basketball, Inspiration, Sports, 0 - Dean Smith Basketball Coach
+ Only praise behavior that you want to be repeated. Never use false praise. Feraz Zeid, January 5, 2024January 7, 2024, Dean Smith, Basketball, Coaching, 0 - Dean Smith Basketball Coach
Your best players have to unite and inspire the group… otherwise, they’ll divide the group - Jeff Van Gundy Coach
Your best player has to set a tone of intolerance for anything that gets in the way of winning - Jeff Van Gundy Coach
Shooting percentage is just as much about decision making as it is about technique - Jeff Van Gundy Coach
The only reason I went to college was to play basketball. I injured my knee and couldn’t play. - Jeffrey Dean Morgan
You don’t get respect for being an Asian-American basketball player in the U.S. - Jeremy Lin Basketball player
If I can go to the U.S. Army and fight the war at 18 why can’t you play basketball for 48 minutes? - Jermaine O'Neal Basketball player · USA
I’m just a seasonal guy. Basketball, football, baseball, boxing, golf. Give it to me all the time. - Jerry Ferrara