Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bobby Bowden

I always felt like this is good for him. When I was a coach at West Virginia they were trying to run me off. They wanted to fire me. I went through all that 'bye-bye Bobby' stuff, all that moving-van-in-the-front-yard stuff.

Billy Donovan

I always felt I was going to have a lot of fun coaching these guys. They've had the right attitude, and winning has been the byproduct of it.

Jim Calhoun

He was a Hall of Fame coach in his own right at UMass, ... But playing in the Yankee Conference, he was never going to get the recognition.

Dee Brown

He wanted me to do more and get involved by running off screens. I wasn't doing that, and he got in my ear. ... That's what coach wants, and I have to work on it.

He used that word a lot. He said coaches have a hard time teaching it and some of them are things you can't teach.

He could talk with coach Wooden or a fan and you couldn't tell the difference.

He could run for governor of Mississippi today, he's that popular --Êand he hasn't coached a game yet,

He could run for governor of Mississippi today, he's that popular -- and he hasn't coached a game yet,

Jay Paterno

He could coach 20 more years. I mean, I'm not exaggerating.

He did exactly what Coach wanted him to do. He ran the team, made good decisions, went through his progressions and found the right guy at the right time.

Mike Shanahan

He can take some visitors, so that's a good sign. We'll have a number of players and coaches going over there this afternoon, but they still want him to rest. (The doctors) feel very good about his progress.

He definitely can play receiver. Coach Miles and them are pretty smart, so I don't think they would recruit someone for a position if they didn't think they could play it. Jared can do anything when he sets his mind to it. He's a playmaker.

Ron Santo

He'd be good anywhere, but I think he'd be real good for the Marlins with those young pitchers. Joe knows how to handle a staff, and the first thing he'll do is get himself a good pitching coach he knows and trusts.

Rodney Carney

He coaches every single play, and you're going to have to do it, even if we're up 35 or 40. If you're out there playing around, and not really intense, he's going to sub you. You don't want to get subbed. You want to be out there and play.

Shannon Elizabeth

He coaches a lot, too, because he is such a good actor.

Renee Fleming

He coached and prepared me for a 'Rosenkavalier' scenes program,

Marcus Ginyard

He just sent the message that obviously that five wasn't getting it done effort-wise. Any time a coach subs all five, you've got to know it's for that reason and that reason only.

He just really felt like he fit in there. He loved the team and the coaches and just felt like he belonged.

He knows the game inside and out. He's a second coach on the floor. He puts me in the right position and then I get a steal. He sees a lot out on the floor.

He knows the game, he reads it well. He's a leader out on the field, he's always talking, especially to the younger guys, and he really takes charge. That's what a coach needs.

Luciano Spalletti

He is the feather in our cap, the real coach on the pitch.

He'll be a great coach. I've been waiting for him to get into coaching for a while, but he had to finish what he started. He didn't want to have any regrets.

He likes the coaches from Pitt and that is a big selling point. He has family and his coaches from high school that want to see him play. He doesn't want to go four or five hours away because the people who got him where he is will not be able to see him play. This school is in his own back yard. This is an unselfish decision on his part and I'm proud of him for that.

He likes it here. A lot of good recreation that he likes. Plus, his son will be coaching. He'll want to see him coach some.

He is one of the most enjoyable players to coach because he doesn't mind being criticized. He wants to be told what he's doing wrong. He doesn't want you to be his friend. He wants you to be his coach.

Herb Williams

He let me have it. He let me coach the game, but he was giving his input.

Herb Williams

He let me coach the game. The doctor didn't want him getting up and down.

Herb Williams

He let me coach the game. He gave me some input but for the most part, he let me run the show.

He knows what it's like to be a player and really can relate to players like not many coaches I've had before. Plus, he knows the game. He sees the game better than any coach I've ever seen.

He is working on all sorts of projects. Whether he wants to eventually get involved in the coaching side I just don't know. He is enjoying his time off.

Richard Mitchell

Green was shooting 3s left and right. Coach told me to guard him real tight. It was all desire and toughness. Our team has no superstars, but we have heart.

Gerry Fleming

Guys need to start playing with more confidence. We're taking steps to do that in practice today. All you can do is coach and teach and try to get guys through this. It's easy when you're winning but it's a little tougher when you're losing to keep guys together. But we got a pretty good group of guys. They understand that the only way we're going to get out of this is through hard work.

Dwyane Wade

Guys know what they need to do, but at the same time, I think they're still trying to understand what coach Riley wants them to do.