Famous Quotes & Sayings

The relays are always super exciting. Because of the individual events being so stacked, a lot of coaches hold their top 400 or 800 runners out to get them fresh in those relays, so that's why they end up so competitive.

Phil Jackson

There's a process teams go through to put themselves in a competitive place. And when they get to that position, I felt like if they want me to coach that team, I'd have to listen to them, because of my connections in New York and my connections as a Knick.

There's an old saying, 'Defense wins championships' and there's a big question mark there. It's been there the whole season, it's been our Achilles' heel. We can talk about it all we want, coaches continue to harp on it, but it takes our defensive players on the field to stand up and do their job and it's as simple as that.

A.J. Hawk

There was a lot of pressure on everybody, but really no extra pressure. We just needed to relax and do what our coaches have taught us.

At halftime, coach told us to get it in the paint because we shot a lot of three-pointers in the first half. So we tried to come out and do that right away and it worked for us.

At football practices the coaches and the players are really into it. The coaches are very hands-on and teach the game. The practices are very up-tempo.

(Assistant) coach (Jon) Owen and I have been telling them since two-a-days that our offense is going to go as far as our receivers take it.

Guus Hiddink

As national coach you are given a free hand to work like you are used to, like I have as coach of Netherlands, South Korea and Australia. Nobody puts the slightest obstacle in your way.

As much as you recruit players, you have to recruit programs, ... You know what you're going to get. You know how the coach runs their system and the practices. You know how disciplined the players will be.

Paul Shirley

As with all things, it had to do with coach Floyd.

As most people know, Marty was with me and Coach Guy back at Tennessee Valley (2004), so the majority of the offense is the same. Marty has a few ideas, few wrinkles here and there.

Absolutely. The coaches dream is to have a guy who can run the offense and set up other players.

Absolutely. I put a lot of things on my shoulders, especially after losses. Going out your senior year with the coach leaving, it's a hard pill to swallow. Coach Barnett would kill me for saying that, but it's just the way I feel about things.

A big part of his success has been his parents' commitment. And so many coaches have had an impact. Brandon has helped us become the program that we are, and the program has helped him pursue his goals. He knows we expect the same out of him as anybody, and more, sometimes.

A big part of his coaching is to scout teams and to develop some kind of game plan, a defensive game plan as well as an offensive game plan.

Ken Hitchcock

About 25 percent of your job is coaching the team on the ice and about 75 percent of your job is all of the stuff that happens off the ice, whether it be preparation or putting out fires. I think he's going in with his eyes wide open about that.

A coach is only as good as his players are, I think. They had a goal and they really have stuck with it. They deserve to be here.

John Wooden

Everything we know, we learned from someone else!

John Wooden

You haven't taught until they've learned.

Amy Williams

I had been out of form during the last two weeks and I wanted to show the coaching staff I was back to my best. We didn't want the wooden spoon either,

I guess I wasn't the type of quarterback that fit his offense. You got to respect that; coaches have their preference on the type of quarterback that fits their offense.

Dan Dierdorf

I guess their coaches don't have a problem with it. It is different than how it used to be, and I'm not sure I'll ever get used to watching it.

David Eckstein

I had heard other players say 'when you play in St. Louis, you don't want to leave,' ... When you consider it, playing here is a no-brainer. It's awesome, from the organization to the manager, to the coaches to the fans. The main focus here is on winning.

Steve Pemberton

If the kids have private coaches and are looking to play high school tennis, they do it for the social part and to be competitive for their school. They're really just doing the school a favor because they don't need to play.

It helps that they're going well. We were making good plays, spreading the ice pretty well. I didn't want to hold back. I told the coaches that when I come back I want to play, I don't just want to go out there and play a couple of shifts and try to work into it.

It has definitely been everything I hoped, ... For as young an organization as it is, they want to do things right and I like that. It's a lot of work - the coach is as demanding as they say. But I enjoy that.

It has been tougher than what I thought it would be, ... But when we played Auburn last year, and Tommy Tuberville is a good friend of mine, he told me the hardest thing he ever did was coach Ole Miss when they were on probation.

It has been quite a ride. I guess I coach better with sleep deprivation.

Mike Shanahan

I think about my years as a head coach and my years as a coordinator, I don't think I can remember an offense putting as much pressure on (its own) defense as we did (against Miami). We did not do a very good job on offense.

Ray Allen

I think all of us had respect for coach McMillan. Some of us may not have liked his style, but it got results. We were successful with it and you have to give him credit for that. He deserves that.

I think all of our players and coaches are a little salty after this past weekend. We don't think we played up to our expectations and would like to get back out and get on the winning track.

John Brady

I think our league was pretty good and got better as the season developed because there are good coaches in the league and they know how to recruit.

I think our kids are finally understanding exactly what the coaching staff needs them to do to win, whether it's defensively or offensively.