Famous Quotes & Sayings

We had a couple of different game plans. We have game plan A, B, and C, and we went through the gamut of all of them. The fun of coaching this team is the versatility. We did different things today and really tried to keep them guessing, and I thought we kept them off balance.

We had a conversation, and coach B.J. said you have to stay out of foul trouble. That was my main focus.

My dad was my Little League coach and my Cub Master.

Inbee Park

Talking to my mental coach definitely helps. I talk to her every week. Yeah, I mean, she's been helping me a lot, too.

Isaiah Thomas

You're always at war with the guy on the other bench. You pick up their patterns. That's what I got the most out of this year. I know what other coaches like to do.

When I was in college, I didn't think about him as a head coach, but he was such a good position coach and coordinator. Looking back, his qualifications as a leader really stood out. He was a guy who could relate to the players, since he was a former player himself. He's a great guy, very knowledgeable.

When I was coaching in the schools years ago, I remember working about an eight-week period for the season. Now for many coaches it is practice every day, with preseason and postseason activities.

When I was coaching college ball, we did a lot of recruiting and saw a lot of high school games, and I'll be honest, it was like a state championship atmosphere; it was that crazy.

We will continue to be aggressive. We have to be. We don't have a lot of size. That's kind of our style and our philosophy with Coach (Ward) Weidenbach. We have gap control and we get after people. We don't have the luxury of being able to slug with people. We need good technique and getting 11 guys to the ball.

We would not be where we are without everyone on this team. All the players, our managers, our four coaches and all the people who have supported us.

Dick Vitale

When a coach gets that opportunity to observe, he's going to look. Because he wants to create a contract that is strong and gives his family the kind of security that guys really seek in anything, whether it be the corporate world, whether it be sports.

We would get in one-on-one situations with her and then pass the pass for some reason. That really frustrated us as a coaching staff.

This will be a hard, hard decision, ... I will discuss the situation with our coach Craig Martin before deciding.

Mike Vrabel

This will be a great test. It?s a division opponent, so there?s a lot of familiarity from the head coach right on down. This is a team that?s physical and has gone on the record as saying they want to play physical, dominate people and run the football, and it shows. They are doing that. It?s impressive, so it?s going to be a huge challenge.

This report shows we are making progress. With the commitment we have from our coaches and student-athletes, we expect continued improvement in the years to come.

There have been some issues in the past with these guys and this was just the final straw. In talking about and discussing it with our coaches and the kids, it was decided it needed to be the end.

The reason why I coach is to try to give many kids the opportunities that I had.

There hasn't been that much said about it because Tony, the coaches and the players have made it look so easy.

When coach told me how he felt about it I just had to take it. I understood where he was coming from. He just felt more comfortable with the other guys at that point.

When coach Cheney resigned, I thought it was going to be one of those rebuilding years. We got mad because we were the underdogs, and nobody expects Kellogg to come out and actually be good. We're tired of just being known as Kellogg.

When coach called my name, I kind of froze.

Al Groh

Whenever George has something to say, we're very interested in it. Because he's the only coach around here who's going to be in the Hall of Fame. So, why wouldn't we listen to him?

When I signed, I told coach that my goal was to someday play in the Sweet 16. And for it to finally happen in my senior season is incredible.

We said last year we wouldn't play each other right after this tournament. But (BRHS head) Coach (Pam) Robinson and I just decided to do it again.

We said when he got here that he would have to work his way up. I told my coaches that there aren't going to be any battlefield promotions out on the field. He's going to have to go through the process. When he shows us he knows the system and he's getting the job done, then he'll move up.

We knew that his teammates at USC rallied around him. His coach, Pete Carroll, went on and on about his intangibles. He sets the tempo for a defense. He's very confident.

We knew she was the go-to girl and coach told us where she was going to hit them. It was definitely helpful knowing that.

We kind of got real fired up when coach Curry got a (technical).

We key on a lot of stuff in this defense. I did have some input because I played this team seven times in the past three years with the Vikings. I just let some of the coaches and the guys know what it was going to be like.

We kept it close. I told my kids with nine seconds on the clock, do not leave this game with your head down. Y'all have exceeded everyone's expectations. I told my kinds very little about Franklin. My kids didn't know how good Franklin was or how good their history really was.

Woody Johnson

We thought the most important thing after Herm left was to get the coach in place, and we were focusing on that.

Bobby Hamilton

We thought he was going to be out. You can't coach heart. That motivates you.

Willie Randolph

We think we can help him in some cases. He's always had a great arm. Mechanically, there's always something a pitching coach can pick up to tweak a little bit. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't.