Kenyon Martin Quotes

Coaching is easy. Winning is the hard part.

I am, first of all, a basketball player. I've done this for so very long... For me, it's been essential to be successful on the court.

It's about discipline. It's about following instructions. It's about the execution of the plan. That's what sport is.

I know my game pretty well, and that is the secret to success in most sports.

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.

What our kids learn to do is fight. So when you watch a Devin Booker, you look at Tyler Ulis - they fight.

You've just got to listen to what experienced people are telling you. You've obviously got to listen to what they want you to do in training and in matches and commit to improving every aspect of your game.

I stand by my belief that individual performances are the most important part of baseball.

I think the main thing about football is confidence.

There's a lot of different ways to be successful in college basketball. Most of it stems from talent and having the ability to recruit.

I'd like to teach my players how to play and not just run plays.

Football - a simple game really, yet generally, in the game, we make the simple things seem harder. But it's those simple things that get you to the top.

We players are very well aware that being a favourite won't win you a game, that your jersey won't win you a game.

In football, there's always room for improvement.

As more we play cricket, the more players will learn from it.

This game in a lot of ways, isn't that complex. You bring energy to the table and you've got a chance. You bring fundamentals to the table and you've got a chance. It's not always about scheme and all that magic-behind-the-curtain stuff.

I train hard; I have the best coaching staff in the world... We always do the right things. I stick to the plan, and we get things done.

I tell the players all the time: 'There is no magic play.' Players make the plays.

You don't beat football teams like Nebraska with a trick play. They're too well-coached, too well-disciplined.

The players have got to make the plays.

I'm working on staying aggressive in my game and fixing all the little details.

I've been good at the game of basketball my whole life, so I'm hoping I can get back to that.

You still have to be able to throw the ball and play good defense to win a championship.

That's the whole part of playing football and having training camp. Coming in and recognizing how players play.

From playing with the guys that I played with, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, I learned a lot about the game. I learned how to finish games.