Coach Carter Quotes

Timo Cruz Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We were all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. Sir I just wanna say thank you...you saved my life.

Jason Lyle You said we're a team. One person struggles, we all struggle. One person triumphs, we all triumph.

Mrs. Battle After you lose a son, every time the phone rings, your heart stops.

Coach Carter You, shooting the ball, what's your name sir?

Jason Lyle Jason Lyle, but I ain't no “sir”.

Coach Carter Oh, well are you a madam?

Tagline It begins on the street. It ends here.

Coach Carter As of now, you are a sir. So are the rest of you. "Sir" is a term of respect -- and you will have my respect until you abuse it.

Kenyon Stone Yo, how many we gon’ do?

Coach Carter Sir.

Kenyon Stone Yo, sir, how many we gon’ do?

Coach Carter Let's see how many you can do in... one hour and seven minutes.

Coach Carter What is wrong with you? What's wrong with all of you? Since when is winning not enough, playing hard not enough? No, you have to humiliate your opponents. Taunt em after every score. You won four games last season. Four! What gives you the right to taint the game that I love with trash talk and taunting? What gives you the right to wear Richmond on your chest and act like punks?

Kenyon Coach, they were jawin', too.

Coach Carter So? You can't show some class? Act like a champion? You owe me 500 push-ups a piece. On the line, now!

Principal Garrison Your job, Mr. Carter, is to teach these boys basketball. I suggest you start doing your job.

Ken Carter Your job is to educate these students- I suggest you start doing yours.

Timo Cruz What are you doing? Get off me! Teachers ain't supposed to touch students.

Coach Carter I'm not a teacher. I'm the new basketball coach.

Timo Cruz This ain’t over!

Coach Carter What's your deepest fear?

Worm Why he keep saying that? “What's your deepest fear?” What's that mean?

Jason Lyle Sir, they can cut the chains off the door, but they can't make us play.

Damien Carter We've decided we're going to finish what you've started, sir.

Worm Yeah, so leave us be, coach. We've got shit to do, sir.

Coach Carter I come into your rooms to celebrate with you, and you sneak- I end up taking a road trip to the suburbs where I find my drunk ass point guard on top of Daddy's little princess!

Worm Actually, I was on the bottom, coach, she was on the top.

Tagline Never does it die; it starts again, and again. It's in your hands.

Coach Carter Well... not quite your storybook ending huh. Not for us anyway. But you men played like champions, and never gave up. And champions hold their heads high. What you achieved goes way beyond the win-loss column or what’s gonna be written on the front page of the sports section tomorrow. You’ve achieved something that some people spend their whole lives trying to find. What you achieved is that ever elusive victory within, and gentlemen... I am so proud of you. 4 months ago, when I took the job at Richmond I had a plan.. that plan failed. I came to coach basketball players, and you became students. I came to teach boys, and you became men. And for that I thank you. If someone walked in this door right now and offered me the coaching job at any school in the state of California, you know which school I’d choose?

Worm St. Francis? I'm just sayin'...

Kenyon Richmond?

Coach Carter Rich-what?

Whole team Richmond.

Coach Carter Rich-what?

Whole team Richmond!

Coach Carter Where we from?

Whole team Richmond!

Coach Carter What's my home town?

Whole team Richmond!

Coach Carter What do we love?!

Whole team RICHMOND!

Coach Carter Rich-whaaat?!

Whole team RICHMOND!