Quotes by Brad Stevens

I think that some of the best runs that I've been on as a coach have come as the result of a tough loss or a string of tough losses that galvanized us and made us figure out who we were. Then we were able to take off. You have to use them as learning experiences and move forward.

I could probably go through our losses in a lot more detail than our wins, all through my career. But you have to be able to move on to what's next, and I'm very process-oriented and next-day oriented.

If I was playing a game of Sorry or checkers with my nine-year-old, I hate losing. That's just my makeup and personality.

Do your job one play at a time.

You have to prepare well to ultimately get where you want to go.

You always have to be growing.

I think you just have to work as hard as you can. Sometimes you're going to fail, but the way I look at it is if you're always focused on the process, you're going to fail forward, and you're going to keep building and growing.

That's the toughest part about coaching, I think, is that the longer you're in it, the more winning becomes, 'Phew, I'm glad we won,' and the losing is like just the most brutal thing ever.

Your strengths have to stand out. Your strengths have to be perfected.

That's what the great teams do. That's where, if you're a good shooter, become a great one. If you're a good ballhandler, become a great one.