John Stockton Quotes

The young athlete who aspires to greatness, generally speaking, learns a number of things from several different coaches. The first one taught him the fundamentals; the second one instilled discipline in him and taught him more of the techniques that must be mastered to excel.

Some of the best lessons that I've ever learned are on a ball field - basketball, football, baseball, golf. And I learned great lessons from my coaches - being on time, being mentally tough, having some discipline, and being part of a team.

Well, I'm definitely gonna focus on being a better all-around player.

Somebody tell the damn players to start playing like old school.

If I came in to recruit your son, I would tell you, your wife, and your son, that I will be the most demanding coach your son can play for.

I wish I had played team sports. I think every kid should. Teamwork builds character - teaches people about leadership and cooperation.

In order to gain the respect of your players in the locker room, you can't just perform on Saturday. You have to do it consistently during practices, meetings, and in the weight room.

Having been a cheerleader, I know all too well what these girls give up to join forces and compete.

Growing up as an athlete, I started skating very young. My parents didn't know anything about the sport, so they went with the flow. I had two great coaches who gave great advice and gave guidelines for my parents. My parents let the coaches dictate what was going on on the ice.

Kids in sports - it makes such an impact in life with the lessons that you learn.

I don't believe that playing video games in the locker room is part of earning the right to win.

If someone is not playing defense or not giving effort, that's my specialty. I don't hold back on my words.

When I started playing ball as a junior, I'm kind of glad that I was never good enough to be highly recruited.

My coaches respect me - the way I come to work, practice and play.

One of the things I want ... all the kids here to remember, is that these [Major League Soccer] stars were not born superstar athletes ... Many of them started out just like many of you-playing on a team at school, or just kicking a ball around on the playground with their friends. But they stuck with it. And I tell this to my girls all the time. I mean, you get to the point when ... things you enjoy ... start getting hard-that's when you know you're getting good, and you have to stick through it.

It used to break my heart that I didn't get to start in varsity soccer!

We're all about trying to teach the kids life through basketball.

You have to have a lot of little boy in you to play baseball for a living.

I believe in my God-given athletic ability and the coaches that have been blessed around me. I believe I can do the job as a quarterback in the NFL.

The best kids are going to become the best. But the best thing about it is that you're going to learn lessons in playing those sports about winning and losing and teamwork and teammates and arguments and everything else that are going to affect you positively for the rest of your life.

I learned a great many things in the Marines that helped me as a football coach. The Marines train men hard and to do things the right way, just as a football team must train.

Football taught me how hard you had to work to achieve something.

To be honest with you, I never looked at soccer as a sacrifice.

The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.

Anytime you're playing basketball, and you have a coach who you have to respect, you've got to be very disciplined.