Brad Steven quotes

My goal is to win the next game one possession at a time. That’s it. I don’t have any other goals.
- Brad Stevens

When you work in the pharmaceutical industry you realize that there's a lot out of people's control, and there's ways that people can be helped.
- Brad Stevens

Nutrition and sleep are two of the most underrated things, especially with younger kids.
- Brad Stevens

We truly love Butler University and Indianapolis and are very thankful to have had the opportunity to celebrate so many wonderful things together.
- Brad Stevens

My care is that we play with great effort and togetherness. That is what we're looking for. That's what we want to be.
- Brad Stevens

Jaylen's a high achiever. You can be a high achiever in every which way. He's a guy that - we've talked about several times - is gonna do bigger things off the court than on it, and he's a special player on it.
- Brad Stevens

I believe you're either intrinsically motivated or you're not.
- Brad Stevens

You're supposed to keep learning. You're not supposed to stagnate.
- Brad Stevens

I just like competing.
- Brad Stevens

Nobody has had a bigger influence on me as far as day-to-day preparation than Todd Lickliter. He was a huge, huge, huge influence.
- Brad Stevens

My experience at DePauw was about as beneficial as any experience I've had.
- Brad Stevens

I told our players at Butler, 'I hate to break it to you, but you aren't playing beyond here. That's reality. So why are you so concerned with yourself?' It's a hard lesson, but I told them, 'How you handle your role on this team will be remembered by your coaches and your teammates. It will define you.'
- Brad Stevens

I don't keep a lot of the trophy stuff. I don't pay attention to it.
- Brad Stevens

I'm a huge Billy Donovan fan. Brad Stevens Jaylen's greatest impact, as good as he is at basketball, won't be at basketball. I just think he's a special guy. He's a special leader.
- Brad Stevens

I appreciate who I work with, I appreciate the players and the staff. Brad Stevens I like to be pretty streamlined, to maximize our time on the practice floor. I like to make sure I'm respectful of our players' time.
- Brad Stevens

I learned you don't put limitations on yourself. Brad Stevens The more prepared I am, the calmer I will be.
- Brad Stevens

That's part of free agency. You can go where you want at the end of the day.
- Brad Stevens

Anything that we all can do to get a little bit better or think a little bit differently or use the lens of someone else in another industry to help in your own management, I think, is really important.
- Brad Stevens

I don't think patient would be the first word that anybody that knows me would describe me as. But I think that's anybody in competitive sports.
- Brad Stevens

I love Evan Turner. I think he's a great teammate. I think he's a hard worker. I think he loves basketball. I don't think you can overvalue that.
- Brad Stevens

I think it's great when you get a chance to play for your country.
- Brad Stevens

You always want to put time and thought into how guys can improve during the offseason. Brad Stevens That's what the great teams do. That's where, if you're a good shooter, become a great one. If you're a good ballhandler, become a great one.
- Brad Stevens

That's the toughest part about coaching, I think, is that the longer you're in it, the more winning becomes, 'Phew, I'm glad we won,' and the losing is like just the most brutal thing ever.
- Brad Stevens

I think you just have to work as hard as you can. Sometimes you're going to fail, but the way I look at it is if you're always focused on the process, you're going to fail forward, and you're going to keep building and growing.
- Brad Stevens

Your strengths have to stand out. Your strengths have to be perfected.
- Brad Stevens

You always have to be growing.
- Brad Stevens