Famous Quotes & Sayings

I'd seen the banners in the gym. There seems to be a rich tradition. Before I took the job, I sat down and talked with some of the past coaches about that tradition. I talked to Elliot Lilien and some of his assistants.

Raymond Felton

I do want to play, I don't want to sit the bench. But if I don't start, Coach did that for a reason. I'm not going to complain about that. I'm going to be ready to play when my time is here.

Justin Smith

I doubt we even watch this tape. I don?t want to. I doubt the coaches want to. It?s Pittsburgh week. That?s all we?re focused on.

Steve Yzerman

I don't see (a new coaching perspective) being a problem, ... It's different. Mike's personality is just different than Dave Lewis' and Scotty's. ... Guys like a challenge.

Dante Hall

I don't see myself coaching or in broadcasting but I never say never.

I don't think any of us would have envisioned at the time that he would be where he is today, but there was no doubt that we could see him as a coach or teacher,

Skip Bertman

As far as I'm concerned, John is going to be our coach for a long time.

As far as leadership, I have never coached a better kid, who comes to practice and games ready to play. Her desire to win is unmatched.

As far as what's going on in the coaching world - my focus is on Oklahoma State and Oklahoma State only. If we're fortunate enough to win that game, we will go back to the hotel and watch film of our next opponent.

Frank Hadden

As far as captaincy is concerned I will be speaking to my fellow coaches when we gather for the first time on Sunday night,

Charles Wang

As everyone in this room knows, Steve is one of the finest gentlemen you will ever meet in any walk of life. Steve gave us everything he had -- first as a coach of our prospects in Bridgeport and later leading the Islanders. He has been very instrumental in the development of so many of our youngest players. It is my hope that Steve will stay in the organization.

As fullbacks, we're coached to make our reads like we're the runner, so we make our cuts where we see the hole forming. We just don't have the ball.

As a result of his condition, he will be unable to perform his head coaching responsibilities for an indefinite period of time.

As a team they're coached very well, they play very well together, and we just have to be ready for them.

Rick Carlisle

As a staff we have to keep coaching hard and keep getting these guys prepared to play. The games keep coming. That's just the way it is in this league. We're going to fight our way out of this as a group collectively: players, coaches and everybody. Losing streaks are no fun.

As Coach has been stressing, our freshmen are only freshmen in name. They're very mature, smart people. It's actually been an easy transition playing with them.

Ron Turner

As coaches you have to be careful. If you talk too much about it, they get uptight and they play not to lose, not to make mistakes. You can't do that. They have to go out and play, yet you have to have focus. If you have that focus, usually you won't hurt yourself.

As coaches we took that Maryville game and used it as fuel for the rest of the year,

As a player, I knew that if I didn't perform I may not have a job the next day. All they did was play over films back and forth. You were being evaluated all the time. And the coaches were probably under even more pressure than the players.

Lauren Jackson

As a team, we want to win just for her. For someone to make a team want to win for their coach is a pretty powerful thing.

His (Madison County) high school coach did a great job of coaching him on the fundamentals of blocking. That's been an easy thing for him.

His impact on Wisconsin's program is very significant. He's had the exact same type of impact on our program. And he's been the common denominator right through (former) coach (Shawn) Walsh and myself. ... He's been successful wherever he's been, and that's not an accident. You don't get here so many times by mistake.

His first coaching staff was an excellent staff. The people he has hired have had experience in the league. He has surrounded himself with some good coaches.

Roy Williams

Hey guys, the head coach of the school is right over here.

James Williams

Hey, Coach, is there a record for interceptions?

Chad Brown

That's obviously very motivating, ... Coach putting the red dot on you (while) watching film and letting you know this was not acceptable. He was an equal opportunity dotter. No one has played perfectly.

Mike Sherman

That intensity to win transfers to his coaches and players. I don't think that has ever wavered at all.

That looked like volleyball. It's exciting when everyone executes what you've coached them in practice.

It was a long tryout process. I played a lot in the spring game that year and made the team. Urban Meyer was my position coach at wide receiver. David Givens of the Patriots was one of my teammates.

It was a little odd coming back and not coaching for the school I'd enjoyed for so many years. This place fit me like a glove.

It was about time we started a second half that was good. Coach really emphasized that and we got a big win.

It's like a new program pretty much. It will be difficult because of our size, but I think with our new coach and hard work at practice, we'll be fine.

Mike Babcock

It's like a lifetime. You just think about it. The season is long. We're at game (65) and it seems like forever. Think about coming, and putting on your skates, and how many coaches have gotten on your nerves, and how many players you've seen. You've seen them all 100 times.