“Coach Carter” quotes
(2005)
Title Coach Carter
Year 2005
Director Thomas Carter
Genre Drama, Sport
Year 2005
Director Thomas Carter
Genre Drama, Sport
Plot – This movie is based on a true story happened in 1999. Ken Carter, a former basketball champion, is hired to train the basketball team at his old high school in Richmond, one of the poorest neighborhoods of Los Angeles. Shocked by the unhealthy attitudes of the students, Carter teaches them not only some basketball's rules but also the respect for themselves.
All actors – Samuel L. Jackson, Rob Brown, Robert Ri'chard, Rick Gonzalez, Nana Gbewonyo, Antwon Tanner, Channing Tatum, Ashanti, Texas Battle, Denise Dowse, Debbi Morgan, Mel Winkler, Vincent Laresca, Sidney Faison, Octavia Spencer, Sonya Eddy, Gwen McGee, Ausanta, Adam Clark, Paul Rae, Eugene Lee, Adrienne Bailon, Dana Davis, Bob Costas, Ray Baker, Lacey Beeman, Marc McClure, Kara Houston, Carl Gilliard, Taryn Myers, Carolina Garcia, Jenny Gago, Ben Weber, Sylva Kelegian, Marcus Woodswelch, Derrelle Owens, Quiana Potts, Nina N. Onwubere, Terrell Byrd, Tara Jett, Richard Vasquez, Floyd Levine, Rob Fukuzaki, Gregory Storm, Tracey Costello, Mark Jones, Deena Dill, Gregg McMullin, Andy Umberger, Leonard L. Thomas, Darin Rossi, Deon Lewis, David Medrano, Michael Jesse James, Mario Garcia, Danny Kanamori, Mark McClanahan, Brandon Jerrard Pratt, Chris Young, Clyde Goins, Dustin Fuller, Maya Dennis, Felise Johnson, Rashaé Minor, Marae Onsgard, Tawni Sua, Miranda White, Cindy Chiu, Jessica Church, Jessica Herrera, Nicole Oliveros, Kasie Sage, Cole Volmer, Deanna Watkins, Lizzie Lander, Diana Charles, Chauntal Lewis, Michelle Boehle, Anna Zielinski, Tanee McCall-Short, Allison Kyler, Kristi Crader, Diona Robinson, Nicole Neal, Kerry Wee, Brandon Phillips, Britta'ny Dixon, Roland Tabor, Robert Hoffman, Isaiah Vest, Marty Dew, Susyn Elise Duris, Danielle McKee, Ryan B. Adams, John Barry, Steven Barry, Julius Callahan, Curt Clendenin, Justin Rodgers Hall, Trae Ireland, Matthew Jackson, Shavon Kirksey, Don Le, Roger Lim, Robert McMurrer, Tiffany Michael, Carlos Moreno Jr., Muriel Redoute, Rhea Roma, Tony Sagastizado I, Bruno Sandoval, Roberto Santana, Katie Soo, Aleksandr Sountsov, Levi Tinker, Dennis Waller, Christina Wickers, Anderson William, Evan E. Yu
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“As we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
“We're a team. One person struggles, we all struggle. One person triumphs, we all triumph.”
“I came to coach basketball players, and you became students. I came to teach boys, and you became men.”
“- Timo Cruz: Teachers ain't supposed to touch students.
- Coach Ken Carter: I'm not a teacher. I'm the new basketball coach.”“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 are all meant to shine as children do.”
“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.”
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