Famous Quotes & Sayings

We're going to have a grading system for the players. As coaches we'll give grades so the players know how they have done on the field. What I really want is for all of the players to feel like they got a fair shot.

Ben Roethlisberger

We're going to go out and pound the ball. Whatever coach has in store.

Were going to go back and do what coaches do by looking at video and try to make corrections.

We're going to give this one to Doc, even though he's not here with us. We know he's going through some tough times right now, but from the coaching staff to the players, we want to send this out for him.

Al Horford

We're going to get together and talk about things, but I really like being here and I enjoy playing under coach (Billy) Donovan. As far as I'm concerned, I would definitely like to be back here next year.

When we first got to know Coach this past summer, we could tell that he was a nice guy and that we would have fun playing for him.

Avery Johnson

What a great young player. You turn over No. 6, and there's Tony's No. 9. But he's better, he's quicker, and just a terrific player. He and Timmy (Duncan) just make a great one-two punch. He plays the game the right way. He sticks to what he does very well, and I'm looking forward to coaching him on All-Star weekend.

What he does is really what maybe no one in our program does. He makes plays that you can't anticipate, that you can't coach for.

We are getting better ever game. The other coaches are telling us that, the umpires are telling us that, that we're coming around and we truly are.

What's said between Coach and I, it's between us,

We're going to meet Friday, I'm going to sleep on it, and make a decision on Saturday. Coach (Sampson) seems like a good dude, and he's a proven winner, but at the end of the day it's going to come down to whether I feel comfortable with he and his coaching staff.

We're going to have some college coaches coming out. Sylvia has gotten some offers.

We're just very, very, very pleased. To have your leader back in place is wonderful. He's like our father. We respect him that way. We respect him as a man and as a coach and a father figure. We know that he's all of the above.

Usually, it's the quality of the players which decides the match, not having the coach telling you whether it's the right moment to take on the defender or not.

Usually at the end of the season there's a league meeting where coaches meet to plea (a) players' case. But I couldn't make that meeting and the other coaches named Julia to the team because they recognized her talent.

We're more organized this year. Last year we didn't know who was the head coach until the last minute. This year we've had more time to prepare. I hope all the runners have a lot more fundamentals and more training. I hope they're more efficient runners this year.

John Cairns

With Nick jumping in there, they don't need me back as bad, ... As soon as coach found out I was going to be out for SEMO, he said 'We might as well just get you for conference.'

We're going to come out like we do every game playing defense and playing with a lot of confidence. Like Coach says, 'bring all that you got.' Hopefully we're going to be good.

Rod Marinelli

We're going to coach this guy real hard. Off of film, you can see all the upside to him -- tremendous upside.

Brian Billick

We're going to be very supportive of Jim's looking and hopefully being able to procure a head coaching job. I think Jim would be outstanding. If indeed that doesn't happen, Jim will be back next year. Some of the speculation I've seen is just that, because Jim and I have already had discussions about some of the things we need to do.

We're excited. We really liked it last year, it was beautiful. It's a home game in a way, but it isn't in another way. The coaching staff is approaching it as it is a home game, and we don't have to travel.

Mark Richt

We're just proud of the fact that everybody is contributing. You want to spread it around enough so the other coach can't just hone in on one part of your game.

We're just looking forward to it. It's a big event for us each year. Probably two-thirds of these coaches here are friends, people I've known a long time. It's like a reunion for me every year. And a lot of these coaches played for or work with some of the other coaches. So it's just a good time where everybody gets back together again.

We're getting better and it's been a gradual (process) and it's been obvious to us. It's one thing if coach says we're getting better and we're getting better and no one notices it. But as a group, we realize we are getting better at this, this and this. People are stepping up. It's not always consistent. Some people will falter, but as a group, in general in practices and in games, everyone is slowly coming together.

David Oliver

We're a young team, so it helps the learning curve. The majority of our games have been tight in the last 2 or 3 minutes of games. Coach does not have a lot of vets to throw out there, so guys are able to play. That's really helped our rookies excel.

Bobby Boswell

Through all of this, I have just tried to keep the big picture in mind -- that we're trying to win a championship and I'm part of that puzzle, ... The main thing for me is to develop as a player, and hopefully I can do it on the field. If Coach feels differently, I have to respect that and work hard and try to get back out there.

Through my coaching career, this is the most I've ever heard that I was an underdog. We ain't going down there just to play. We're going down to win. We'll see how it goes.

Marcel Desailly

Yes, I know. But I'm not the boss. The coach (Jacques Santini) is master of the ship. It's up to him to say.

We know about his background, and every once in a while he'll mention something about Florida or Oklahoma or the NFL. When you have a coach come in with that much experience and success, you automatically give him respect.

We knew (who) he was. We knew he was a shooter. Coach mentioned that, and once he fired them up, they were gone.

We knew we were playing a tournament team. Coach was saying, 'That's a Sweet 16 team you just beat.' He kept saying that. I never imagined we would see them in the NCAA tournament, and we would be in the same bracket.

We knew we were going to do that. The coaches talked about it. Now you (the media) know too.

We knew this postponement was of the utmost importance to ensure the safety of our student-athletics, coaches and administrators.