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Here is a selection of quotes from successful football coaches that illustrates the parallels between coaching and teaching.
They call it coaching, but
it’s teaching. You do not just tell them — you show them the reasons.
-Vince Lombardi, former
Green Bay Packers head coach
Treat a person as he is,
and he will remain as he is. Treat him as what he could be, and he will become
what he should be.
-Jimmy Johnson, former
Dallas Cowboys head coach
It’s the journey that matters. Learning is more important than the test. Practice well and the games will take care of themselves.
-Tony Dungy, sportscaster and former Indianapolis Colts head coach
When you want to win a game, you teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn.
-Tom Landry, former
Dallas Cowboys head coach
Knowing his coach likes him is more important to a player than anything else.
-John Madden, retired sportscaster and former Oakland Raiders head coach
Look, coaching is about human interaction and
trying to know your players.
-Bill Parcells, former
New York Giants head coach
Members of Provincial Executive Council show off their team colours during a break from their meeting on Friday, Oct. 21. President Mark Ramsankar suggested it be a “jersey day” because his beloved Edmonton Eskimos were scheduled to play the B.C. Lions the next day.
