36 Quotes by Jack Ramsay

Basketball, like all sports, is predicated on the execution of fundamentals. The coach is a teacher. His subject: fundamentals.

A key basketball skill is imagery. The best players “see” situations before they happen so they can be prepared.

A star can win any game; a team can win every game.

Teams that play together beat those with superior players who play more as individuals.

I believe you win games by what you do from your first practice until your first game.

Well-coached teams are never surprised; they can adapt to anything they see.

Even the greatest players accept coaching and value the need for discipline and the order that it brings to the team.

Players draw confidence from a poised, alert coach who anticipates changing in game conditions.

The highest level of achievement is attained by the teams with the best conditioned players.