Jim Boeheim Quotes

Troy Walters and I coached together.

From a planning standpoint, you want to surround a first-year head coach with quality coaches at all levels.

I've been with some great head coaches, but also some great assistant coaches, too.

Believe me, you need good people if you want to make good players.

I've had influences from many people including the coaches and players I've worked with.

Cause I was such a novice and thank God that Sarah was as seasoned as she was because she was really a great leader in that regard in the sense that she would communicate really well with the crew.

When you're younger, it's about, 'How can I get better? How can I become the player that I want to be?' As you get older, it's, 'How can this football team improve?' While all along getting better along the way.

The important thing is to get the right players on the team so Mike can be successful.

I know that nobody can become a star without a team.

Well, unless you're Wayne Gretzky or Michael Jordan, you need the full support of your team.

Look, coaching is about human interaction and trying to know your players. Any coach would tell you that. I'm no different.

Three coaches at Notre Dame made a big difference in my life, not that I played any football when I attended Notre Dame. But Frank Leahy, Ara Parseghian, and Lou Holtz - they all made a difference to me, and I respected them for their attitudes about life and how they handled loss.

You have to have great players and great coaches working with you.

A manager gets in the Hall of Fame by what his players have done for him.

I've always respected Coach Frank. I kind of publicly recruited him because I really need him and want him. I'm kind of the college recruiter now because he brings a lot to the table. He's had success here and understands the good and the bad, so I'm recruiting him to join my staff.

People want to see how we get teams to come together so quickly. They want to see how we get young guys to play so hard and so unselfish. I'm fine with that. I have no problem sharing that.

You can't win unless you have good people with great attitude. They are the ones who won the games. I didn't win any games. You never saw a coach make a tackle anywhere. My philosophy was to get the best players and then try to do something new with them.

For me the relationship you have with the coach is very important.

I think the coaches have to play a big role in the players' development.

Phil Jackson is a role model, and basically a coaching idol of mine. He's someone I really tried to model some of my coaching philosophies after.

This game we play is the ultimate total team game. Quarterback by himself isn't winning it. You got 11-12 coaches, you've got a lot of people that have a hand in it.

I think all you can worry is that you make the team the very best they can be.

As a coach, you're like a teacher. You don't give the players their talent. God gives them talent, but you can give them knowledge, and you can give them information.

There's always room for quality players in a team. The trick as a manager is to figure out how to bring the best out of your team.

You can be the best manager in the world, but if the players don't trust you, it will never work.