Dean Smith
Dean Smith
Dean Edwards Smithwas an American head coach of men's college basketball. Called a "coaching legend" by the Basketball Hall of Fame, he coached for 36 years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Smith coached from 1961 to 1997 and retired with 879 victories, which was the NCAA Division I men's basketball record at that time. Smith had the 9th highest winning percentage of any men's college basketball coach. During his tenure as head coach, North Carolina won...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth28 February 1931
CityEmporia, KS
CountryUnited States of America
Dean Smith quotes about
Our teachers at the public school level are the most underpaid for the importance of their job in America.
There is a point in every contest when sitting on the sidelines is not an option.
The focus should be on the players. I'm here a long time. You can call me in the summer. Our seniors will be gone.
As soon as you try to describe a close friendship, it loses something.
There is a lot of basketball beyond our control, but a player should never let anyone try harder than he does
One player's selfish attitude can poison a locker room and make it hard, if not impossible, to establish team work
I only use statistics to reinforce what I already think, or if it's something unusual.
The key statistic is still to get to the foul line.
I would never recruit a player who yells at his teammates, disrespected his high school coach, or scores 33 points a game and his team goes 10-10.
The most important thing in good leadership is truly caring.
Any old coach will say the game was meant for finesse. It's a beautiful game, especially on television.
The truly free person in society is a disciplined person.
The flash of rain, the shining rainbow riding completely around the plane, the lift over mountain ridges, the steady, pure air at dawn take-offs. ... It was so alive and rich a life that any other conceivable choice seemed dull, prosaic, and humdrum.
The most important thing is team morale.