Famous Quotes & Sayings

I had a ski coach and he always said: you know, if you're going to go for it, go all the way...but you can't come up short on these things, it's gonna hurt.

I have been involved with situations where coaches have left, and there has been a transition of coaching staffs, where I've had abandonment of some team players. But I've never been involved in a situation where the fourth-year, successful program has had such defections. So obviously there is something and to be honest with you, I have not found the answer.

I have a connection at IUP between family and friends and the head coach is a very impressive guy.

I have been able to regroup and get back to the basics. I talked to a lot of my goalie coaches and got my head back on straight. I have my confidence back and once you get your confidence back you can do anything out there.

I have known Coach Winn a long time and I know he always makes a run in the second half. I just told my players to stick with it and to withhold the pressure.

I have never coached because of money, but they've been more than fair with me. That was definitely a factor for me.

Jason Mitchell

I hate to see him losing like this, but it's a matter of a team coming together and seeing what I'm seeing and knowing what I know about Coach Massey.

I had opportunities to be a head coach and to be an assistant, actually some pro opportunities. But I wanted to be somewhere where I really enjoyed being around the people.

I give all the credit to the university because (it) offered me the opportunity to do what we do. The coaches here embrace what we do. I've found a very good fit at the university with some very special people.

If I'm going to be a quarterback, I figure I need to be part of coach Leach's pirate school.

I felt I needed to tell the coaches I needed to do whatever it will take to make the team better.

Steven Wright

I felt I could've got him out. Coach made a good decision because we ended up getting him out anyway.

I felt good the whole night shooting the ball. Coach always does a great job of telling me to keep shooting and instilling confidence in me.

I felt like I let the team down. It's very tough, because coach Miller is like my father figure.

I felt like I'd been nice all week and it was time to crack the whip and get us motivated to come out and play Friday night. Coaching really is a constant mind game.

LaVar Arrington

I felt a whole lot of stuff. I'm overwhelmed in this experience, ... I'm happy the coaching staff gave me the opportunity to go out there and help. I just want to be a part, and it feels good.

Trent Johnson

I feel very fortunate to be coaching and our guys look at it the same way. I think their last experience at home was embarrassing. I think they would like to get that taste out of their mouths.

Kevin Long

I feel they're isolated, but also town organizations should develop a policy. Washington Township has a policy -- a code of conduct -- that all coaches and parents are held to. It's a positive step in the right direction.

I felt -- and still feel -- Duke is synonymous with excellence. I felt like my goals in coaching matched Duke's goals -- that we could compete for a national championship.

I fell in love with the campus. The players and coaches - there was a good vibe between all of us. I feel like it was the right place for me and it is not too far away from home either.

Mike Grant

I think it's great for the game and fun to watch. That's what makes high school football more entertaining. In high school, there are coaches that would do that stuff.

I think it's good that coach is keeping us focused, making sure we're not doing anything that we shouldn't be doing to take any energy away from us.

Paul Allen

I think it's fantastic. It's great to be part of a franchise and have the players, coaches and fans see that national recognition and enjoy it.

I think it's evident now we were in Lisbon yesterday, speaking to Luiz Felipe Scolari as part of our ongoing process of recruiting the next England senior national coach for this autumn, and that process continues at pace.

Troy Smith

I think it's being more comfortable within the offense, the guys starting to be comfortable with me and also the coaching staff. With more film study you're able to see more guys, not just through tunnel vision like I had early in the season.

I think it's been a jolt of reality for coaches on what they have to do in practice to prepare for games. There's not a lot of sense practicing five-on-five stuff. You need to practice special teams a lot.

I think it's an exciting time for our league. Our coaches are savvy enough to find out how these coaches have played at their previous stops.

I think it's great to have our tournament in such a first-class facility like that. I know all the coaches from four-year colleges like it better, too. Salina was good to us, but I think this is a great move.

It comes from them. Our coaches teach defense. We put the girls in position to make plays. But they go out and do it. They rebound. They defend.

Steven Wright

It didn't look like they were comfortable. Coach K and Esteban worked it in and out today, so (WIU) didn't know what was coming, so they didn't get any good swings.

I thought we were in control of the game until we ran out of bodies. I've been coaching for 32 years, and I've never had a better defensive team than this.

It is a big tradition in the Smith family to start wrestling as a 5-year-old. Guy's dad is a youth coach and wrestling is a family tradition. He has let me and Guy develop a wrestling relationship together. We have spent a lot of time in the practice room and he is a great kid.

Pat Haden

I threw interception after interception and I remember the look of disgust on coach John McKay's face every time I walked back to the sideline,