A coach is someone experienced or knowledgeable who supervises the training regime of a person or a group of people. Coaching is a manner of teaching used to unlock a person's potential for development to maximize their performance. May these motivational coaching quotes give you insights that will help you better understand coaches and their jobs.
1. “The purpose of coaching is to close the gap between potential and performance.” – Keith Webb
2. “To excel at the highest level, or any level you need to believe in yourself, and hands down, one of the biggest contributors to my self-confidence has been private coaching.” – Stephen Curry
3. “The interesting thing about coaching is that you have to trouble the comfortable, and comfort the troubled.” – Ric Charlesworth
4. “I absolutely believe that people, unless coached, never reach their maximum capabilities.” – Bob Nardelli
5. “I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you're doing.” – Phil Jackson
6. “With the right kind of coaching and determination, you can accomplish anything.” – Reese Witherspoon
7. “Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their growth.” – John Whitmore
8. “Coaching works because it's all about you. When you connect with what you want and why, take action, and magical things can happen.” – Emma-Louise Elsey
9. “Coaching is the catalyst for transformation.” – Vikram Kapoor
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10. “A good coach can change a game. A great coach can change a life.” – John Wooden
11. “Transformational coaching enables people to become aware of what stops them from getting going and what gets them going.” – Jack Canfield and Peter Chee
12. “One of the most exciting things about coaching is the buzz you get when you push out of your comfort zone, come up with a plan and put it into action! Life takes on a whole new meaning as you re-create your life the way you want it.” – Emma-Louise Elsey
13. “Each person holds so much power within themselves that needs to be let out. Sometimes they just need a little nudge, a little direction, a little support, a little coaching, and the greatest things can happen.” – Pete Carroll
14. “Only when your consciousness is totally focused on the moment you are in can you receive whatever gift, lesson, or delight that moment has to offer.” – Barbara de Angelis
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15. “Coaching is where I learn everything.” – Marshall Goldsmith
16. “The best teams have chemistry. They communicate with each other and sacrifice personal glory for the common goal.” – Dave DeBusschere
17. “When you encourage others, you in the process are being encouraged because you’re making a commitment to that person’s life. Encouragement really does make a difference.” – Zig Ziglar
18. “Who, exactly, seeks out a coach? Winners who want even more out of life.” – Chicago Tribune
19. “Coaching helps you take stock of where you are now in all aspects of your life.” – Elaine MacDonald
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20. “I think of a coach like a personal trainer who pushes me to lift more weights.” – St. Paul Pioneer Press
21. “Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat him as he could be, and he will become what he should be.” – Jimmy Johnson
22. “Coaching can certainly help you strengthen your sense of self-worth, focus on your goals, and get there fast.” – The London Daily Telegraph
23. “In a growth mindset, challenges are exciting rather than threatening. So rather than thinking, oh, I’m going to reveal my weaknesses, you say, wow, here’s a chance to grow.” – Carol Dweck
24. “Coaching is unlocking people’s potential to maximize their own performance. It is more often helping them to learn rather than teaching them.” – John Whitmore
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25. “If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you.” – Fred Devito
26. “Coaches who can outline plays on a blackboard are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their players and motivate.” – Vince Lombardi
27. “We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes, understanding that failures are not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.” – Arianna Huffington
28. “What do you do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.” – Dean Smith
29. “It is fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons from failure.” – Bill Gates
30. “Winning doesn’t always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve done before.” – Bonnie Blair
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31. “Discover your gift, develop your gift, and then give it away every day.” – Don Meyer
32. “Coaching is not just for problems but for the improvement of your best.” – Michael Bungay Stanier
33. “Coaching offers the chance to visualize your highest goals and stay on track to achieve them.” – Central NY Business Journal
34. “You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.” – Jerry West
35. “The power of coaching is this, you are expected to give people the path to find answers, not the answers.” – Tom Mahalo
36. “People don't only use a coach when there is a problem with their technique; they understand that no matter how good their technique is, there is always room for improvement.” – John Perry
37. “When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It’s very simple.” – Paulo Coelho
38. “I never cease to be amazed at the power of the coaching process to draw out the skills or talent that was previously hidden within an individual.” – John Russell
39. “Coaching is a unique process of human development, one that works to change a person's life for the better and help them achieve a number of specific objectives.” – Ian Berry
40. “That's what coaching is all about, learning how to change and grow.” – Management Today
41. “Your coach will guide you to a fuller life or a slimmer figure. Whatever you want. Your weakness is his challenge.” – Craig Wilson
42. “You get the best effort from others not by lighting a fire beneath them, but by building a fire within.” – Bob Nelson
43. “As a result of coaching, clients set better goals, take more action, make better decisions, and more fully use their natural strengths.” – Sausalito
44. “Coaching is about helping clients unlock the treasure-chest of their lives, worth bearing in mind then that diamonds are made from coal under pressure, and it's the grit in the oyster which creates the pearls.” – Sarah Durrant
45. “When we are open to new possibilities, we find them.” – Todd Kashdan
46. “Failing to follow up made any approach to coaching ineffective.” – Marshall Goldsmith
47. “The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but reveal to them their own.” – Benjamin Disraeli
48. “A coach is someone who tells you what you don’t want to hear, who has you see what you don’t want to see so you can be who you have always known you could be.” – Tom Landry
49. “Executive coaching is about realizing potential, both individually and organizationally.” – Catherine J. Manning
50. “Bad coaching comes from the ego. Good coaching comes from the heart.” – John Wooden
51. “Coaching is the art of influencing people’s behavior to bring out the best in them.” – James Flaherty
52. “The best way to destroy a team is to criticize everybody, and the best way to build it is to encourage everybody.” – Mike Krzyzewski
53. “A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you than you see in yourself and helps bring it out of you.” – Bob Proctor
54. “The art of coaching is knowing when to teach and when to inspire.” – David Rock
55. “One of the greatest values of mentors is the ability to see ahead what others cannot see and to help them navigate a course to their destination.” – John C. Maxwell
56. “A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.” – John Wooden
57. “Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction.” – John C. Crosby
58. “Coaching is not about giving advice. It’s about guiding the client to find their own answers.” – Shams Rahman
59. “A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.” – Oprah Winfrey
60. “Everyone needs a coach, whether it’s a top-level executive, a graduate student, a homemaker, a homeless person or the President of the United States.” – Tony Robbins
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2. “To excel at the highest level, or any level you need to believe in yourself, and hands down, one of the biggest contributors to my self-confidence has been private coaching.” – Stephen Curry
3. “The interesting thing about coaching is that you have to trouble the comfortable, and comfort the troubled.” – Ric Charlesworth
4. “I absolutely believe that people, unless coached, never reach their maximum capabilities.” – Bob Nardelli
5. “I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you're doing.” – Phil Jackson
6. “With the right kind of coaching and determination, you can accomplish anything.” – Reese Witherspoon
7. “Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their growth.” – John Whitmore
8. “Coaching works because it's all about you. When you connect with what you want and why, take action, and magical things can happen.” – Emma-Louise Elsey
9. “Coaching is the catalyst for transformation.” – Vikram Kapoor
11. “Transformational coaching enables people to become aware of what stops them from getting going and what gets them going.” – Jack Canfield and Peter Chee
12. “One of the most exciting things about coaching is the buzz you get when you push out of your comfort zone, come up with a plan and put it into action! Life takes on a whole new meaning as you re-create your life the way you want it.” – Emma-Louise Elsey
13. “Each person holds so much power within themselves that needs to be let out. Sometimes they just need a little nudge, a little direction, a little support, a little coaching, and the greatest things can happen.” – Pete Carroll
14. “Only when your consciousness is totally focused on the moment you are in can you receive whatever gift, lesson, or delight that moment has to offer.” – Barbara de Angelis
16. “The best teams have chemistry. They communicate with each other and sacrifice personal glory for the common goal.” – Dave DeBusschere
17. “When you encourage others, you in the process are being encouraged because you’re making a commitment to that person’s life. Encouragement really does make a difference.” – Zig Ziglar
18. “Who, exactly, seeks out a coach? Winners who want even more out of life.” – Chicago Tribune
19. “Coaching helps you take stock of where you are now in all aspects of your life.” – Elaine MacDonald
21. “Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat him as he could be, and he will become what he should be.” – Jimmy Johnson
22. “Coaching can certainly help you strengthen your sense of self-worth, focus on your goals, and get there fast.” – The London Daily Telegraph
23. “In a growth mindset, challenges are exciting rather than threatening. So rather than thinking, oh, I’m going to reveal my weaknesses, you say, wow, here’s a chance to grow.” – Carol Dweck
24. “Coaching is unlocking people’s potential to maximize their own performance. It is more often helping them to learn rather than teaching them.” – John Whitmore
26. “Coaches who can outline plays on a blackboard are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their players and motivate.” – Vince Lombardi
27. “We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes, understanding that failures are not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.” – Arianna Huffington
28. “What do you do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.” – Dean Smith
29. “It is fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons from failure.” – Bill Gates
30. “Winning doesn’t always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve done before.” – Bonnie Blair
More Quotes about Coaching and Mentoring
31. “Discover your gift, develop your gift, and then give it away every day.” – Don Meyer
32. “Coaching is not just for problems but for the improvement of your best.” – Michael Bungay Stanier
33. “Coaching offers the chance to visualize your highest goals and stay on track to achieve them.” – Central NY Business Journal
34. “You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.” – Jerry West
35. “The power of coaching is this, you are expected to give people the path to find answers, not the answers.” – Tom Mahalo
36. “People don't only use a coach when there is a problem with their technique; they understand that no matter how good their technique is, there is always room for improvement.” – John Perry
37. “When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It’s very simple.” – Paulo Coelho
38. “I never cease to be amazed at the power of the coaching process to draw out the skills or talent that was previously hidden within an individual.” – John Russell
39. “Coaching is a unique process of human development, one that works to change a person's life for the better and help them achieve a number of specific objectives.” – Ian Berry
40. “That's what coaching is all about, learning how to change and grow.” – Management Today
41. “Your coach will guide you to a fuller life or a slimmer figure. Whatever you want. Your weakness is his challenge.” – Craig Wilson
42. “You get the best effort from others not by lighting a fire beneath them, but by building a fire within.” – Bob Nelson
43. “As a result of coaching, clients set better goals, take more action, make better decisions, and more fully use their natural strengths.” – Sausalito
44. “Coaching is about helping clients unlock the treasure-chest of their lives, worth bearing in mind then that diamonds are made from coal under pressure, and it's the grit in the oyster which creates the pearls.” – Sarah Durrant
45. “When we are open to new possibilities, we find them.” – Todd Kashdan
46. “Failing to follow up made any approach to coaching ineffective.” – Marshall Goldsmith
47. “The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but reveal to them their own.” – Benjamin Disraeli
48. “A coach is someone who tells you what you don’t want to hear, who has you see what you don’t want to see so you can be who you have always known you could be.” – Tom Landry
49. “Executive coaching is about realizing potential, both individually and organizationally.” – Catherine J. Manning
50. “Bad coaching comes from the ego. Good coaching comes from the heart.” – John Wooden
51. “Coaching is the art of influencing people’s behavior to bring out the best in them.” – James Flaherty
52. “The best way to destroy a team is to criticize everybody, and the best way to build it is to encourage everybody.” – Mike Krzyzewski
53. “A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you than you see in yourself and helps bring it out of you.” – Bob Proctor
54. “The art of coaching is knowing when to teach and when to inspire.” – David Rock
55. “One of the greatest values of mentors is the ability to see ahead what others cannot see and to help them navigate a course to their destination.” – John C. Maxwell
56. “A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.” – John Wooden
57. “Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction.” – John C. Crosby
58. “Coaching is not about giving advice. It’s about guiding the client to find their own answers.” – Shams Rahman
59. “A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.” – Oprah Winfrey
60. “Everyone needs a coach, whether it’s a top-level executive, a graduate student, a homemaker, a homeless person or the President of the United States.” – Tony Robbins
Share these Great Coach Quotes with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.