Tim Hardaway Quotes

I feel that a great coach is one that has a vision, sets a plan in place, has the right people in place to execute that plan and then accepts the responsibility if that plan is not carried out.

First of all, you've got to have a vision of 'What kind of program do I want to have?' Then you've got to have a plan to implement it. Then you've got to set the example that you want, develop the principles and values that are important, and get people to buy into it.

In every team, you have to win the respect of your team-mates, working a lot and really sweat blood.

You can have X's and O's, you can have talent, but if you don't have a vision, it won't work.

It takes all 11 on the field doing their job correctly to make it all happen.

Every player has their challenge to help the team. They all have a challenge individually and collectively to improve.

You work to make sure that, in the game, everybody knows where they're supposed to be at, and sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. But if you put them in a position to be successful, that's all you can ask for.

We know that you can only achieve certain targets by working.

If the vision is not right and if the right group of players is not together, it doesn't come together.

I have to put my team in a good situation.

If the players understand and accept that their leader is steering their direction through thoughtful, careful measures, then they will pull together to give the best effort every time.

I have a lot to learn about NASCAR. But I've learned if you have the right people in the right places doing the right things, you can be successful at whatever you do.

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.

I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you're doing. You have to be a salesman, and you have to get your players, particularly your leaders, to believe in what you're trying to accomplish on the basketball floor.

True leadership isn't about having an idea. It's about having an idea and recruiting other people to execute on this vision.

True leadership lies in guiding others to success. In ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well.

I have unbelievable trust in my offensive line that they will get the job done. Not only them, but the running backs and as a quarterback, I have to do my job in getting the ball in the right people's hands and doing what I do best.

You need a commitment which is long term and a commitment to leadership, because that's the only way you build excellence.

What we can control is our performance and our execution, and that's what we're going to focus on.

The manager picks the team and the team has got to go out and do its best.

I try to be as good a director as I possibly can. I try to be prepared, and I hope everyone else is. The preparation, I suppose, means just about everything. Little things mean a lot.

I just try to find ways to help my team win.

It starts with me. I have to get the team in the right play and throw the ball where it's supposed to go.

In all things, you need a good organization. You can have the best player in the world; if you do not have the best team, you will not win.

The manager wants to show his tactics, and if I do them perfectly, he'll pick me.