Famous Quotes & Sayings

I just like to use the football analogy. I'm the head coach and my job is to direct the team down the field and throughout the game. But Vern and Todd are the star quarterback and the star defensive player. And Tracy is the all-conference player and my directors are the all-conference players. So it's very much a team-oriented thing. But yes, ultimately I'm the guy who has to decide what we cover and when.

John Beilein

I just go and coach my team. Any coach who is thinking about another job right now isn't coaching his team.

I hope not. I'm coaching for Notre Dame now. I love him to death, but I hope not.

I hope Michael does get in. We have no input into it but I was disappointed Duncan Fletcher missed out as he is coach of the second-best side in the world.

Steve Finley

I heard my coaches (Chris Quick and Fred Miller) yell, 'We need the points, we need the points,' throughout the race.

E. P. Thompson

I heard a great explanation from Debbie Colberg, the volleyball coach at Sacramento State. She said the reason coaches scream is not for the kids, it is for the adults. If a kid screws up, yelling lets everyone know that, 'I didn't teach the kid to do that.' There's a feeling that I've got to yell or people won't think I am coaching.

I hope for Coach Calhoun that everything goes wrong.

I have really enjoyed coaching this team. Day in and day out they pour their hearts into this team. It takes a total team effort to win on Thursday nights.

I haven't heard anything about it. But who wouldn't want to be coached by a legend?

I haven't had a go-ahead from coach or anything like that.

I have to give our kids and our coaches credit. We worked hard. Our senior leadership is good.

I have to give coach Rob Spencer a lot of credit. He did a nice job of getting doubles in shape today. No. 1 doubles has been playing well all year, but No. 2 doubles is really peaking right now.

I have to give coach Rob Spencer a lot of credit, ... He did a nice job of getting doubles in shape today. No. 1 doubles has been playing well all year, but No. 2 doubles is really peaking right now.

I have to credit my whole coaching staff - they are the ones who do all the coaching work during the game. Opelika played hard, but our free throws and the big 3's were definitely the difference.

Arron Afflalo

I have to credit my coaches for that one. We watched plenty of film on (Carney) as a team. Whenever I face a guy who's the other team's top scorer, I'm always well-prepared.

Andy Reid

I have to coach him, and he has to listen. That's part of it. That's taking place right now. I'm not treating him any different than I've treated him before.

Ron Villone

I have to keep remembering he is my pitching coach now. If I start thinking about when I was a kid and all that, I'll forget about what I have to do on the mound.

I have to sit down with coach (Jim Calhoun) and sit down with my family. I'm still just thinking about the game. I've just been focusing on game after game, not thinking about the future.

I haven't thought about doing anything else other than being the head football coach at Valley West. If some school district was interested in talking, or something in that nature, or a program wanted to consider me coming in as an assistant, if it was the right situation then yeah.

Bobby Bowden

I haven't talked to my coaches about it or looked at it (on film), but we probably got on him and frustrated him. So, there's a lot of learning there that has to be done.

I haven't talked to him about the job, but I have talked to the coaching staff and they told me he wasn't going anywhere. Right now I'm just trying to stay updated. I'm praying he stays, but until he tells me he's leaving, I'm not worried about it.

I really think it can happen. They've got nice players and they've got nice people and I think their coaching staff is really doing a good job right now.

I really had to do it for the team. They were looking up to me and coach was getting on me so I had to do something for us.

Colton Orr

I really got to develop a lot and play a lot down there. The coaches really helped me and really made me feel comfortable playing in all situations. It was a good year all around for the team.

I really don't think there's too much difference that separates us. I think we're all bunched up there together. Some coaches are going to like some people, and other coaches are going to like other guys for other reasons. You just keep putting yourself up there, keep putting yourself in a good situation, and hopefully good things happen.

Pat Conroy

I really don't know what to say about Coach Robinson, except that I will come every day with as much pride and passion as I can to repay him.

Walter Hill

I really like the direction of the Georgia program and I like Coach Dennis Felton a lot, too.

I really like Nolan a lot. I think coach (Arnold) Gonzalez and his staff do a really good job preparing kids for the next level. Nolan is going to see time for us.

Hiring a life coach is one tool people can use to cope with the demands.

High-school tennis, it was fun, ... but I got more into USTA tournaments because that's what college coaches look for. I'm playing so much outside of school on the weekends, training with separate coaches. It was too much. I had to quit.

Hector Rodriguez

Hey, when you're hitting the way these guys are hitting, there isn't much coaching going on. The hitting has been contagious -- it's spreading like wild fire. That helps our pitchers relax, too. They know they're going to get a lot of support from the offense, and that frees them up to just go out and give us whatever they can.

He's showing me a lot already that a lot of veteran coaches don't do as far as relationships and being hands-on.

He's smart, he's experienced, he's loyal, he's a good coach and he sees the big picture. He's the right guy for the job at this point.