18 Quotes by Anson Dorrance

What you do when no one else is looking will determine how good you'll be.

What it comes down to is intense desire. To get this winning edge, you need to build an indomitable will. This means you must be relentless; you must never give up.

One of the most unfortunate things I see when identifying youth players is the girl who is told over the years how great she is. By the time she's a high school freshman, she starts to believe it. By her senior year, she's fizzled out. Then there's her counterpart: the girl waiting in the wings who quietly and with determination decides she's going to make something of herself. Invariably, this humble, hardworking girl is the one who becomes the real player.

After a while, your coaching development ceases to be about finding newer ways to organize practice. In other words, you soon stop collecting drills. Your development as a coach shifts to observing how great coaches teach, motivate, lead, and drive players to performances at higher and higher levels

This reminded me of the games we used to play in the '70s and '80s up here with everyone standing around the field. We are going to big stadiums, but they lack intimacy, and I liked to be able to come back to this type of atmosphere.

This game rewards you for playing with huge hearts. I just credit their mentality. They made it very difficult for us to play.

The Vision of a Champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, and the point of exhaustion, when no one else is watching.

What you do when no one else is looking will determine how good you’ll be.

Usually a championship team is built on a strong defense. That is something you can bring to every game. A great attack is always going to be inconsistent – at least on the scoreboard – that’s the nature of the game.