Famous Quotes & Sayings

While we hate to lose a coach with his abilities, we support this opportunity for him.

Dave Tippett

We've been good friends for a long time. I respect what he's done as a coach and his work ethic. We have a lot of the same views about the game. We spend a lot of time chatting. Over the years we got to be good friends and our wives are good friends.

We've been going at that tempo since we started winter workouts; we're kind of used to it even though we're on the field for 2 hours and 30 minutes (Monday). Everybody is doing something; nobody sits around. Coach is just trying to find out what everyone's talents are. Guys he sees that are good at something, they'll play.

We've been fortunate with 60 guys out for wrestling to get 13-14 quality guys all on the mat (at different weight classes). This is the first time in my 16 years coaching that I've had 14 guys with winning records.

Dan Campbell

We've been focusing on the offensive side. Coach (Chris) Wyrick has been doing a good job with those hitters, and it paid off for us (Tuesday).

Brian Dawkins

We got the personnel, we got the coaching and we got everything we need to turn that thing around,

We had to play all 16 minutes of the second half because Coach Hardy and his guys are really good. It was a battle.

Hamish Bowles

For reasons that baffle me still, my high school sports coaches put me in the first division of the rugby, cricket, and soccer teams.

Herman Edwards

We followed what the doctors told us to do and that is what coaches do,

We didn't execute the way we're going to have to the rest of the season. I've coached enough football to see that and now the guys have seen that.

We didn't even think at all about that. Our coaches worry about that. We just went out there and played.

We have a three-second play, and it involves Davenport at the other end of the court. That's not coaching genius.

Bobby Petrino

We have another challenging schedule that our players, coaches and fans will enjoy. We play at Kansas State for the first time and we have Kentucky, Miami and West Virginia at home for our fans. It's going to be a tough schedule, but I know our players will be excited about what's in front of them.

We haven't had many wins since I've been coaching here. It's a sure lift. We're happy to get the win tonight.

The pressure is still huge. Coach Barker started a great tradition here and the girls know what to do to be successful. The stress level is pretty high. I don't think this team or this community will be happy if we don't win the state championship.

The problem is when they are overly focused on their kids and coaching or criticizing their kids.

Those college coaches are looking two and three years down the line. It's a good opportunity for them to see a lot of players at one time.

We know it's not going to be easy because coach keeps telling us we're the hunted now. People are going to come out and hunt us to win games. We just had to keep our composure and we did.

Paul Hewitt

We'll do the only thing we can do: Get back in the gym. All you can do as a coach is stay positive and see what happens.

We'll do fine. We have a great team. We just need to fight as hard as we can for Coach and for ourselves.

Larry Brown

Well, obviously, I was dumb, ... But, you know, I only lasted two years there. He probably would have been the head coach of New Jersey and had a terrible career.

Chad Lewis

Those guys aren't going to pick a friend to coach with them because they're a friend. They want a smart guy around them.

Jim Calhoun

Those kids, many of them were passed over by Big East schools and others. I tip my hat to their courage, to their conviction to staying with what they have, to the incredible coaching job that Jimmy did. That's going to be a very happy group down in Fairfield County, I'm sure.

Those kids have had three coaches in four years. To stick with it and grind it out and make it here their senior year is just incredible.

We'll miss a lot of seniors. But Coach Leach instills in us that we are a good team.

We were just trying to get at the quarterback. We watched a lot of film and (the coaching staff) prepared us well.

You didn't know I could hit, did you coach?

Bobby Johnson

To have an experienced quarterback, it just makes your coaching job a whole lot easier,

Jon Gruden

We don't have one player or coach on our team who has ever won a Super Bowl. This is the most exciting times of our lives in football.

When you start looking at the coaching standpoint with OT, you're throwing a lot of what ifs in there,

We're lucky to have such a high-profile coach coming in here. I'm real excited to get the season underway already.

Steve Spurrier

We're lousy coaches if we can't play better than the other night. I probably did too much media myself. We need to concentrate on playing.

Ian Johnson

We're losing a great coach, but we're gaining a great coach, in coach Petersen.