"Coaching is a means of self-expression. Successful coaches, like artists, have a characteristic style. No coach lacking a firm sense of what he wants to accomplish through his team can succeed.""A coach's personality, and hence the character of his team, is reflected in his philosophy of the game."
"There are no original ideas left in basketball."
"Determining his philosophy is, therefore, a coach's primary task; he must decide, before anything else, what it is he wants to say of himself through the game."
"As with any artist, a coach's style will evolve."
"Simply imitating the style of a successful coach is not the same thing as determining one's own coaching philosophy. Good coaching begins with self-scrutiny, which, in turn, leads to a selection of a playing style."
From The Coach's Art
By Jack Ramsay with John Strawn
