Famous Quotes & Sayings

He was a good athlete, and he made up for whatever speed he might have lacked by being a natural football player. He understood the game and knew how to make reads.

He was a beloved coach, teacher and friend; some of the students were in a state of shock. Yes, Y.C. and I had our moments as coaches from rival schools, but we remained true friends over the years. I saw him two weeks ago at a middle school wrestling tournament. If there was an athletic event at that school, he was there.

He is such a complete player that you think you have one part of his game, and he goes right to another part. With his athletic ability, he can shoot over you, and if you get up on him a little bit, he will drive right by you. That's the toughest part about having to guard him. Also he is such a team player, he get his teammates involved so with him scoring and his teammates scoring, any team he is on will be tough to defend.

He'll be in the lineup, probably mostly at second base. He is a person who is athletic enough who could move to third base or the outfield. I've talked with him that if it means getting the best nine on the field, we could do that.

He lives by what he believes, in everything he does. The fact that he's in a high-profile, major conference athletic director job doesn't change that; he still holds true came values when rookie high school football coach. He knows the difference between right and wrong, he cherishes relationships and he tries to live by what he thinks is right.

Steve Price

He is well-conditioned and a great athlete. We want him to get into the third period and let his conditioning take over.

He is very athletic and can really run the floor. He wants to be good. He takes care of his business on the court and in the classroom. He has a bright future.

Haley in the open court is the best player in the state. She's just a tremendous athlete.

Hart is one of the best around. He's a tremendously strong, tough, fast athlete, who has all the tools and the makeup of a great back, so we're going to have our hands full trying to contain him.

This was a good learning experience for us. This game was a carbon copy of the Gulf game (a 62-28 loss for NCT). It was a more athletic team that got us into a tempo we didn't want to get into. We don't normally get to see a team like this and we can't simulate this in practice and until you get use to seeing that on a regular basis, it's hard to get use to dealing with it.

This was our first game playing without Travis, and he's a double-double guy. He's a kid who's very athletic and would have helped us down the stretch. He played a big role in our five wins.

There are special considerations to make. During Iowa Games, we only staff during competitions; all athletic venues will be staffed from an hour before and an hour after each competition.

Dan Hill

If we don't invest now in so-called priority neighbourhoods with music classes, athletic facilities, and skills training and mentoring, we will all pay more in the long run.

(Hawkins) is an athlete. Our game plan was to attack him. In the first game, we kind of shied away from him.

Having beaten them instills some confidence, but they are an athletic team and are tough. To be successful, we need to rebound and be able to handle their defensive pressure.

He's a big guy, tall, strong, athletic and physical ? and won't back down to anyone. He's got the makings of exactly what they're looking for.

Brady Quinn

He's a big, athletic player. He has great hands, ... He's a smart player, so he knows how to read defenses and find soft spots. He's the type of player that's able to make plays whenever we need them.

He's a great athlete. I thought his passes sputtered a little bit, but you know, overall he's a difference maker.

He's a great athlete. He's built like his dad.

He's a great athlete. He can play multiple positions, he can throw and run. As the quarterback, he has the most freedom. He can do what he pleases with the football, as long as he does it within the offense.

Paul Hewitt

He's a great athlete, and I always remind him that he can make plays off the ball. I don't think he understands how much ground he covers. I think you're starting to see that. He had three steals today. He's starting to see the floor better.

He's a good goalie. He's athletic, he has good reflexes and he's a competitor as well. He battles hard. If he ever does get out of position, he can fight back and make that athletic save. He's a great goalie, and we're going to have our hands full.

He's a gifted athlete. But the intangible things come easy to him, like his poise and responding well to pressure situations.

Her vision and my vision met. Our goals were one and the same. To have that kind of support from your athletic director and your president, the full package is a dream come true for a young coach.

Her serve has improved and become more consistent. She's an athletic player that can cover a lot of ground. She's a good all-around player and is still capable of a lot more.

John Brady

He's a long athletic young man who is a pleasure to coach. And he's energized our team throughout the season with plays like that throughout the course of a game. We're fortunate to have a player like that on our team.

He's a long, athletic guy that can run, jump, defend anybody, make athletic plays, get out and run the court. When he has to switch on a screen and defend a guard, it's a mismatch in his favor because he moves his feet so well.

He's a little, athletic guy who can make you miss.

He's a smart guy. He knows what to do every week and he works hard. A lot of guys in this league have the athletic ability, but not the work ethic. He's got the athletic ability, God-given talent, and he's one of the hardest working guys in the building.

He's always liked to tell people what to do, and you combine that with his love of athletics and leadership role, I think it's a natural fit for him. I think that's his greatest asset. He's a good teacher.

Tom Izzo

He's just so athletic and can make the key play.

Barry Larkin

He's just put it all together. He's a fantastically talented, strong, gifted athlete. But with all those characteristics sometimes comes absent-mindedness and lack of attention to detail. Those are some of the things we can't have as shortstops. So that's what we worked on. Everything else has kind of blossomed.

He's a very bright kid and a very classy kid. And he can play basketball. He's got some good athletic tools, and he's physical enough to play the game.