Jack Ramsay quotes:

Teams that play together beat those with superior players who play more as individuals.

I believe you win games by what you do from your first practice until your first game

Winning is more related to good defense than good offense

Basketball, like all sports, is predicated on the execution of fundamentals. The coach is a teacher. His subject: fundamentals

Players draw confidence from a poised, alert coach who anticipates changing in game conditions

Well-coached teams are never surprised; they can adapt to anything they see.

A star can win any game; a team can win every game.

Even the greatest players accept coaching and value the need for discipline and the order that it brings to the team

The highest level of achievement is attained by the teams with the best conditioned players

A key basketball skill is imagery. The best players "see" situations before they happen so they can be prepared