Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bill Callahan

That contingency was constantly discussed and talked about. This wasn't any shock or any surprise to the team, to the players, to Harrison Beck, to his family, to the coaching staff, to the fans or to the media ? everybody knew this was coming.

Josh Howard

That comes with that communication and the defensive scheme we've been working on all year. It's just been great team defense. If we communicate and do the things coach wants us to do, we win.

Brandon Cox

That first game, I didn't have the experience that I needed and was kind of overwhelmed. But the coaches and the players never lost confidence in me and that was a big thing throughout the year.

Chris Walker

My track coach used to tell me that I'd better be doing as good in track as I was with diving. So it was exciting, and it was a big rush.

Kyle Cooper

My times have improved by about a minute and a half (since last season), ... I trained pretty hard over the summer. Coach (Adam Kedge) gave us a training plan. I tried to run every day. I guess it paid off.

Richard Hamilton

My thing is, your job is to coach the team. Your job is not to say stuff to me, and that's what got me (ticked) off.

My team's looking to me to be more effective because the last couple of games I haven't been playing like myself. At halftime when coach (Rick Comer) was lecturing, I was thinking to myself that I have to pick it up.

My shot was falling so I just kept doing what was working for the team. Before the game (coach) said this is my game.

Geno Auriemma

My opinion of the whole thing is it's a joke. The coach of that team should have his head examined.

Nah, nah. Coach L doesn't yell. He gets mad. But he'd rather not yell. Sometimes he'll raise his voice, but not to the point of yelling.

My wife and I really wanted to reward the hard work and commitment of these coaches who sacrifice so much of their time and energy to prepare these teams for the show..

Aaron Williams

My visit went pretty good. I was real impressed by the new coaching staff, and all of the things they had to say. I'm open right now. I've got to sit down with my mom about it and talk to God about it and figure out which direction I should go. I'll know by this weekend.

My wife made the statement that she felt like the kids were pressing, because I was pressing. She said, You've got to relax and have fun.' Once they saw that coach was relaxed and wasn't yelling and screaming, they relaxed and played well as a result.

My philosophy is that really good pitchers know their mechanics and are able to self-correct when the game is on the line. A pitching coach can't go out there every time there's a tough situation.

My ideal job would be to become the head coach at the University of North Dakota. I'd love to be a high school math teacher and coach. I'd like to stay in hockey and help kids try to move on.

My mom used to coach me in volleyball when I was younger. She used to do everything for me. I am a mommy's girl.

Larry Brown

Look, I've been coaching how many years? A long time. I never left a team in worse shape than I got it. Not once. Think about that. Think about me and think about the guy who's talking.

Look at him out there. He was meant to be a coach.

I was with a longtime coach, I wound up moving with him to Florida, ... The training conditions weren't optimal down there. I had some friends here in Texas and pretty much it was a last-minute thing. I just felt that's what I had to do. I just had to put all my eggs in one basket.

I went on an unofficial visit about a month ago. The coaches were awesome. So I made it official last week.

Pat Gillick

I want to win, and whatever the manager and the pitching coach think it takes, we'll go in that direction.

I want to win 19 games. We have won 18 games two times before since I have been coach (seventh year). And I think if we win 19 we'll be in very good shape in the conference.

I was all nervous. I had to remind myself it was just like in practice. Follow through like coach said.

Alison Bales

I was a little frustrated. But Coach did a good job telling me not to worry about it. She told me just to focus and I'd have a good game. That really helped. The rest of the game I did exactly what she told me and it worked.

Vince Carter

I was able to get in the lane and make things happen. Coach (Lawrence Frank) did a good job of putting me in different positions to succeed.

John Chaney

I will not be here (tonight), but I have a coaching staff that will meet that challenge. I have no doubt about it. I just have to deal with a personal problem (today).

I will be a college coach at some point.

I went up there for a visit, but I didn't have any intentions on making a decision just yet. Then I saw the game, I was around the players and coach (Charlie) Weis and the staff and other recruits and it just fit. It seemed right.

I will never get involved with what the coach does -- the coach is the guy who picks the team.

I was mad I got in foul trouble the past two games. But my team had my back in those games. Coach told me to not put my head down and the team needs me. So I went back out and played hard.

I was just trying not to fumble and make good runs. I was glad that Coach trusted me with the ball.

I was kind of stunned by it, kind of down about it. Coach told us it doesn't matter where we're seeded. He said that we have to prove we deserve a better seeding than what we got.

Bobby Ross

I think they'll be moving up in the rankings. They're as big as any team I've coached against, and that includes my 13 years in the National Football League. They're really big.