Jim Boeheim Quotes

I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you're doing.

In the end, every coach wants the same - that's to win.

I think communication is massive in football and in all sports in general.

Whenever I'm on the pitch, I feel confident.

All the managers in the world are here to win games.

You visualize making a game-changing play, that's what you're here for.

I'm busy working on every aspect of my game - defense, shooting, rebounding - but I really want to become a better overall team player. Help my teammates become better players out on the court in order to win more ball games.

The key is having great players. But there are a lot of teams that have All-Stars and haven't been able to put it together.

I was in the hockey team in school, played football. One of the challenges for me was to make the team feel better. It helped me evolve, so batting at different positions was never a problem.

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.

I'll practice as good as I can, but I know that I play even better, with the qualities I have - leadership, my ability to make something happen in games, winning.

Nothing is like being out there and playing and performing and winning - nothing. But to have an interest in the player? The nerves and everything that goes with it? Seeing what he's learned and how he's done it? That's the second best thing to playing. I think.

I'm not comparing myself with anyone, but I am very confident about my captaincy, as I have already led India and in the IPL also. I have confidence I can bring out each player's ability fully and also give them a lot of confidence... I would like to stick to what I know best and what I have confidence in.

I love sports, and when I was playing soccer, I was always trying to be the leader on the team and the one who takes control.

I've used my experience from playing sports in almost every aspect of my life. Playing soccer is where I found my voice, and playing softball was where I learned precision, and in every game I learned to play as a member of a team - to work not for my own glory, but for a shared goal.

At first, I didn't know what to expect but I do say that I love our defensive coordinator, Tim Lewis.

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

I was a coach, and I put a lot of education and experience into coaching.

Playing baseball is fun. If I could play, I'd never retire. But managing is work. It's constant decisions of whose feelings you want to hurt all the time.

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

I think Coach Kerr and his staff have done a great job with what they bring to the table.

There are a lot of good coaches in this league, and there are a lot of good coaches out there.

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.

I've never been a numbers guy. Numbers don't excite me. Winning games excites me.

A lot of the kids gave a lot of positive feedback about if I ever became a coach, they would love to play in our program. And I was very confident that we would be able to get the top-tier players to come in.