Famous Quotes & Sayings

It's our first ever on Hays. At least, I know it hasn't happened in my seven years (as coach). I don' think we've ever split to win three of four to win three games is really special.

It's my only experience (with a New Englander), but it's not my only experience coaching someone who doesn't trust me.

It's unbelievable. I would have never imagined this. I'm just so happy for Coach and the team.

It's tournament time, so you have to keep a constant effort, and that's what we tried to get done tonight. Nobody let up. At halftime coach just nailed into us that we need to keep playing hard, and that's what we tried to do.

It's tough with all the new faces, but it's great to see them all out there. The coaching staff meets every day after practice to talk about depth charts. We have four full teams on offense and four on defense.

It's tough. We love Coach (Barnes), plain and simple. He's put so much into this program. He fights every day and comes to work every day with joy, no matter what. It was sad to hear he won't be with us next year.

It's up to the doctor and the head coach if they want me to go out there or not.

Ozzie Newsome

It's up to the coaching staff but the starter will be determined in training camp.

Bill Walsh

It's unfortunate looking, and it's unfortunate for their health. These guys are shortening their lives. But everybody's a partner in it. It's not as though it's just a player. It's the coach and the management and, in a sense, the league.

Dan Hawkins is the type of coach who represents virtually every expectation that I outlined. We will be well on our way to restoring a sense of pride in the Golden Buffaloes.

Dale is a great player. He is one of those guys that always makes plays. When we are in the film room, we are always watching him. Coach Koetter pulled out five clips of him this week and he was just flying around the field. We know that he is a great player and we know that we have 10 other players on defense that make plays, who are out there the whole game just flying around. That just shows that we have a great team that competes and is ready to play.

Josh Smith

Don?t be like all the other Lions coaches, how they got fired and stuff. Be a good coach and be supportive.

Omar Vizquel

Doing all this crazy stuff is what makes the coaches and managers consider voting for you,

Oliver Luck

Considering all the uncertainties he faced with the team (last year), he did a remarkable job. He deserved his coach of the year (award), clearly.

The next week, (New York coach Tom) Coughlin was waving to his own crowd. He wanted to get them doing the same thing.

The next day, we're doing pre-practice work and he comes in with jeans on. Coach has never worn jeans to practice. From there we kind of knew something was wrong.

You try not to cut a good football player, ... so all of those guys who are on that proverbial bubble, they've got to play at a level where the coach says, 'We can't get rid of him.'

Ian Thorpe

You tell your coach that you're going skiing for the weekend and they freak out a little bit,

The North Dakota win was great, but we have to get over that now. I know once we get to Arkansas, my team will be ready to play. Last year, coach Jewett told us we had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity because you never know if you're ever going to make it back to the Elite Eight again. Now, we are lucky enough to have a second chance. I'm definitely going to take those words to heart.

Billy Donovan

Then my coaches told me that I'm going recruiting.

The offensive line has played well. Coach (Pete) Hurt has done a great job with them. To me, the hardest place to learn to play in college football is in the offensive line. A lot of people just think it's pushing and shoving, but it's a lot of skill and a lot of exactness, a lot of technique and a lot of precision. We've done a good job.

Even without (Erwin) Albany is still a pretty good team. Our guys showed up to play tonight and the coaching staff couldn't be happier about that.

Even when Dana was a player, I've always known she'd become an excellent coach.

Mike Thompson

It was real, real emotional in the locker room. I've never seen coach Alvarez so happy. We're young but I think he knows we're going to win some more big games down the road.

It was really frustrating. My team and my coaches told me to keep my head up and run like I had all season.

It was a tough loss. It was fun to watch, fun to coach and the girls really played hard. They just got the last shot, is what happened -- it was two free throws, actually.

Bill Thomas

It was a tough decision to leave school. I will be forever grateful to the school and my coaches there.

It was a total team effort and the guys kept fighting. Like the coach said, if you go out there and play defense, we win games.

It was back and forth, and McDowell is a well-coached team, coached by a legend. It was special. It was senior night. There were times when it was back and forth, and the girls just kept believing. They were not going to be denied.

Chris Walker

It was a war down low in the post. Coach talked about them hitting us in the face and that we had to hit them back, and that was just the type of mentality we had, just don't give up, keeping fighting. That's what it took to win tonight.

It was as frustrating a night as I've ever had as a coach from the get-go.

Mike Parry

It was a surprise, to be honest. A lot of other coaches probably deserve this more than I do.

It's awesome. I can't even describe it. It's something I've dreamed about as a coach for years.