Great Quotes for Coaches Podcast

Focus your intention to become the best that you can be. We start a new week of quotes by examining the concept of Focus. You have to focus your attention where it needs to be in order to achieve what you want to achieve. In order to do so, you must eliminate distractions, and that is what we are "focused" on today. You will hear 5 quotes on this concept in today's episode. As alway...

We all fail at times. It is a part of life. And yet, for some people, it is a crippling part of life. It shouldn't be. Failure is how we learn, grow, develop, and eventually succeed. Today, we finish our series of episodes devoted to quotes about failure and why it's a good thing. I have absolutely loved these quotes! They are so powerful and so spot on for those of us who coach or lead...

We all fail at times. It is a part of life. And yet, for some people, it is a crippling part of life. It shouldn't be. Failure is how we learn, grow, develop, and eventually succeed. Today, we continue our series of episodes devoted to quotes about failure and why it's a good thing. You will hear seven quotes in support of this concept in today's episode. As always, I am so grateful...

We all fail at times. It is a part of life. And yet, for some people, it is a crippling part of life. It shouldn't be. Failure is how we learn, grow, develop, and eventually succeed. Today, we start a series of three episodes devoted to quotes about failure and why it's a good thing. You will hear four quotes in support of this concept in today's episode. As always, I am so grateful...

If you want to succeed in life, you need to plan and prepare for how you're going to achieve that success. We finish up this week's theme of "Planning & Preparation" with 7 quotes to help you understand the importance of planning and preparing for the success you are seeking. We also talk about the types of plans you should be making. As always, I am so grateful to all of y...

If you want to succeed in life, you need to plan and prepare for how you're going to achieve that success. We continue this week's theme of "Planning & Preparation" with 6 quotes to help you understand the importance of planning and preparing for the success you are seeking. As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. Wh...

If you want to succeed in life, you need to plan and prepare for how you're going to achieve that success. We have a major irony with this week's episodes. I'll let you listen to the episode to hear for yourself what that irony is. However, irony or not, over the next three days, you're going to hear some great quotes about the concept of planning and preparing to achieve your...

It doesn't matter how great your goal and your plan are if you don't take action on them! We finish up our episodes on taking action by talking about having NO FEAR! You will hear 8 quotes today about this concept.  Once again, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who...

It doesn't matter how great your goal and your plan are if you don't take action on them! We continue our episodes with the theme of taking action by talking about Starting Now! You will hear 5 quotes today about this concept.  Once again, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many...

It doesn't matter how great your goal and your plan are if you don't take action on them! Today, we kick off a new week (and the first full week of 2026) with the theme of "Take Action"! Last week, we focused on goals and goal setting, which are extremely important. But if you don't take action on the goals and plans you have, who cares what your goals and plans were? The...

Happy New Year's Eve! Our first episode of 2026 continues our look at quotes devoted to the concepts of goals and goal-setting. I have been a huge believer in goal-setting for a long time, and I have talked about it before on the podcast, usually during this week of the year. In today's episode, I focus a bit more on making sure you are setting your goals for the new year. You will hear...

Happy New Year's Eve! Our final episode of 2025 continues our look at quotes devoted to the concepts of goals and goal-setting. I have been a huge believer in goal-setting for a long time, and I have talked about it before on the podcast, usually during this week of the year. In today's episode, I focus a bit more on making sure you are setting your goals for the new year. You will hear...

Happy Almost New Year! We kick off the final few days of the year with the first of three episodes devoted to the concepts of goals and goal-setting. I have been a huge believer in goal-setting for a long time, and I have talked about it before on the podcast, usually during this week. In today's episode, you'll hear me talk about the power of looking back to move forward and then settin...

We finish off our holiday week with the final of three episodes dealing with the concept of "Giving." This holiday time of year is the time when we focus on giving more than at any other time of year, so it's a perfect week for us to hear some quotes on giving. Today, you will hear 6 more quotes that deal with giving. I am grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this sh...

Happy Holidays! We continue our holiday episodes with the second of three episodes this week, dealing with the concept of "Giving." This holiday time of year is the time when we focus on giving more than at any other time of year, so it's a perfect week for us to hear some quotes on giving. Today, you will hear 6 quotes that deal with giving. I am grateful to all of you who support...

Happy Holidays! As we kick off the Christmas week, we have our first of three episodes this week, dealing with the concept of "Giving." This holiday time of year is the time when we focus on giving more than at any other time of year, so it's a perfect week for us to hear some quotes on giving. Today, you will hear 5 quotes that deal with giving. I am grateful to all of you who supp...

How you handle yourself speaks volumes about who you really are. We finish up our week of episodes focused on Sportsmanship & Class with seven quotes. These quotes come from a variety of people, but they all have some really powerful concepts in them. I am grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because m...

How you handle yourself speaks volumes about who you really are. We continue our week of episodes focused on Sportsmanship & Class. For over 40 years of coaching, these have been at the top of the list for me as to what I wanted our kids and teams to be known for - having good sportsmanship and handling ourselves with class. When it comes to youth and school sports, there is nothing more impor...

How you handle yourself speaks volumes about who you really are. We start a new week of podcast episodes, focusing this week on something that for me has been the most important element(s) that I think we need to focus on in sports - Sportsmanship & Class. For over 40 years of coaching, these have been at the top of the list for me as to what I wanted our kids and teams to be known for - havin...

Celebrate your victories, milestones, and new achievements! Today, we finish up with our theme for the week - Celebrate. The reason we are talking about celebrating this week is that Wednesday's episode was the 300th episode of the Great Quotes for Coaches podcast! I want to thank all of you for making this milestone happen. I am grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show...

Celebrate your victories, milestones, and new achievements! Today, we continue with our theme for the week - Celebrate. And today's episode is the reason why we are talking about celebrating this week because today is the 300th episode of the Great Quotes for Coaches podcast! I want to thank all of you for making this milestone happen. It is because of your support that we were able to achiev...

Celebrate your victories, milestones, and new achievements! Today, we start a new theme for the week - Celebrate. The reason is that on Wednesday, the Great Quotes for Coaches podcast will air its 300th episode! A milestone like that is cause for celebration, just as it was when we hit 25, 50, 100, 200, and 250 episodes. So, I decided to focus our attention this week on the concept of celebration....

No matter what field, arena, or job you are in, productivity and production are how you will be judged as to whether or not you are getting the job done. Today, we finish up a week of episodes dealing with production and productivity. You will hear five quotes today, and I go into quite a bit of background on the person who gave us the 5th quote today. I am grateful to all of you who support the p...

No matter what field, arena, or job you are in, productivity and production are how you will be judged as to whether or not you are getting the job done. We continue this week's episodes dealing with production and productivity by talking about one quote only - but holy cow, it's a great one! I think you're going to like this one a lot. I am grateful to all of you who support the po...

No matter what field, arena, or job you are in, productivity and production are how you will be judged as to whether or not you are getting the job done. Today, we start a week of episodes dealing with production and productivity. These quotes are all over the board in terms of their focus and their messages, but one thing is clear in all of them: you must produce to succeed! I am grateful to all...