7 Quotes by Norm Sloan

I hate it. It looks like a stickup at 7-Eleven. Five guys standing there with their hands in the air.

In going for the last shot of the game most people wait too long to take the shot. Give yourself a chance to get the first shot and tap the ball in. Your players are normally inside the defense.

Practices should be for the players and not the coach. Practices should be fun for the players, positive in nature, and last no more than two hours.

To be successful you need to have good, happy Players.

Help your players to control their emotions – do this through example.

Our conditioning program begins the first day of class. The running portion is very demanding. It has physiological advantages, as well as psychological advantages.

I would rather have a player who has mastered two or three moves than to try to teach him six or seven.