Famous Quotes & Sayings

I knew one of his assistants had left to go to Penn State Beaver and I thought he might need some help. I probably would have ended up as a volunteer coach some place, but Scott told me to come over and that's how it started.

I knew we would probably start slow (offensively). The one thing we stressed this week was defense. A constant effort on defense should be there all the time. That's what kept us in the game early. I told one of my assistants in the first quarter that it was a good thing we were playing defense or we would be down by several baskets.

I liked what I saw and was lucky enough to get a job as an assistant doctor at the Essen University Medical College.

I'm outraged not only by his own deception, but his efforts to enlist players and assistant coaches in this scheme,

Billy Donovan

I'm just happy for everybody -- the administration, the players, the assistant coaches and the fans. I'm very blessed and very thankful for the opportunity to coach these kids.

I'm just proud we got back to where we were. The last time we made it to the state tournament I was the assistant coach. This is my first one and it's the first one for these kids.

Mark Shapiro

I had nothing to do with that. I was in the room, but I was the assistant general manager. I didn't make any of the calls.

Cody Horn

I grew up in Los Angeles. I still remember when I was a junior in high school studying for the SATs. I had my job - I was actually a production assistant on a film - but on weekends, I would finish my prep tests on the beach.

Jason Varitek

I'm very upset we're losing a guy like him. We also lost our assistant GM (Josh Byrnes), who's a very good baseball man. We seem to have a lot of that going around.

Matt Dillon

I'm the happiest for the kids and the assistant coaches because they've been working their tails off and it paid off. It feels great.

I'll be working with everybody so I'll get to know fairly well what different issues are coming up in the stations. I'll just be going from the field to the office more. I have to thank Tim (Bragg, who retired last week as assistant fire chief with 28 years at MFD). He prepared me well for the office end of this.

If you can't get excited about this, you might as well leave the profession. This is the only way any of us know how to do it. All of us are in the same boat. I work the same hours as an assistant coach, as a coordinator. I'm sure John (Fox) worked the same hours as a coordinator as he does as a head coach. We kind of all leave out of here together a lot.

Kirsten Dunst

I'm a good assistant. That's why I don't have an assistant, because I'm so on it that no one can be as on it as me. I know that.

I am very pleased that the greatest player that has lived has chosen me to be his assistant again. Obviously, Jack thought I was a good sounding board for the decision-making process throughout the competition. I would have loved to have made the team, but this is another honor that I wish more players could experience in their careers.

I am very grateful for the opportunities that being in high school administration gave me. But the number of hours the assistant principal job was taking and with the football program grown to the point it has, there just are not enough hours in the day and my family was starting to suffer.

I prepared in the long run, conditioning and training, with Coach Cochrane and Christina Winkler, our assistant coach. ... I really didn't expect a provisional at all.

Patricia Velasquez

If I need something, even a pair of socks, my assistant has to get them for me.

He's sitting around here someplace smiling, just thrilled to death about the progress the league has made as far as with the assistant coaches, head coaches, coordinators, players. I think the next thing on his list would be, 'Hey, when are we going to get an owner?' Knowing him, that's what he would say.

He's the consummate freshman football coach. When you listen to Fred talk to his assistant coaches about who they should play, it's all grade-point averages and who will play varsity as a senior.

Jack White

I always stayed away from the studio environment as much as possible. But I just wanted to see if I could work in one. It's not easy. Just having an engineer's assistant around is enough for me to be uncomfortable. With more than one person there in the room, it feels strange.

He promised a teacher's assistant that he would do no harm to the students.

Bill Cowher

Gotta get the kids back to Fox Chapel by 1 o'clock. I was a head coach yesterday. I'm back to assistant coach for the next six months. My wife will tell me where to go, what to do, who to take.

Jim Calhoun

He's one of the best assistants and one of the best evaluators of talent that I've ever been around, ... I think in the next week or two we are going to try to name him associate head coach because he's been that good.

Frank Beamer

I don't mind saying it. Probably the biggest holdup right now is my assistant coaches. I feel strongly I've got a great staff. If you look at Bryan Stinespring and Bud Foster and Jim Cavanaugh, and I could go on down the line. If you see what they mean to this program, then they need to be paid well.

The Findlay fans were leaving the stadium, leaving in droves, because they thought the game was over. One of the assistant coaches came up to me and said, 'You better think of two plays because we only have time for two plays.' We had no timeouts left.

The firing of my assistant was nothing but a political pay back because I stated the facts and the law regarding the senior center initiative petition. There has been an assistant to the clerk for the past 17 years, a lot longer than there has been an administrator or administrative assistant.

Mila Kunis

I don't live lavishly, so it's not like I have 20 assistants and travel privately and shop every day.

Martin Luther

We are but the instruments or assistants, by whom God works.

The first year there was no assistant principal, that's how little we were.

Jack Higgins

The guys did listen to him and the assistants and did follow his orders. But I don't think coach Nee knew his players. There was a lack of communication. I didn't like how he wouldn't give his players a chance to recuperate from making a mistake. He takes you right out of the game.

The guys competed well. We scored 100 points and I don't think a Midland High team's done that since 1999 or before that. I'm proud of our kids. Each year we've made progress and our track program's come along. Our assistant coaches have done a great job.

Jennifer Granholm

The effort to rebuild after Katrina will require labor, goods and services that Michigan companies can provide, ... Our network of assistant centers will help companies make connections they need to win a share of the business.

Billy Taylor

The game at Washington allows us the opportunity to bring (junior center) Jason Mgebroff back home, as well as graduate assistant Matt Logie ... We always try and get our student-athletes one trip back home during their career, and I know Jason will be very excited to play in that game.