Famous Quotes & Sayings

I think it was a little hard on coach and hard on me.

I think it was obvious that the standard of skating tonight was not particularly good. I coached the same (system) for 45 years; now in two years you have to get ready for something else.

Barry Alvarez

I think it's very important to emphasize that my immediate focus is to coach the 2005 football team and coach them to its fullest potential, ... The thing that I share with the players ... that I would guarantee them that they will have a great effort and great preparation and tremendous focus from myself and our entire staff. They deserve that because they've worked so hard in preparation for this season, and we will not let them down.

I think it's really just a tribute to our program, a tribute to Coach Weber, the guys we've had in here in the past and just a tribute to our program. The intensity at which we play, how we prepare and go about things.

It gives summertime back for the kids. I love camp, but I am going to be losing that because you can't go when school starts, and school will have started by that time. Coaches don't like (missing camp), but the trade-off is not worth it.

It goes from the very top all the way down when you're trying to restore things, and the football coach isn't at the very top. I've been to a lot of Memorial's workouts and their games the past couple of years, and I thought (former coach) Dean Colbert did a good job while coping with an overwhelming task.

It had a huge effect on the game. Coach was mad, and he wanted us to get better. But we couldn't do it.

Peja Stojakovic

It got to the point where I wasn't able to handle the pain. The coach decided I should sit out this one and try to be ready for Thursday.

Allan Ray

It got to a point where coach didn't want me and Randy to guard each other any more. He had to move us on to different guys. It's just so intense, the guards going at each other in practice. It's just brutal.

It has been a privilege to coach Jen Rivera. I mean on and off the floor. She'll do what it takes to win the game. She is all about the team; off the court, a good student and just a great person.

It has been a great ride and I will never forget everybody who has helped me out. Coach (Wayne) Morgan gave me this opportunity. I was not recruited very heavily out of high school.

Lindy Ruff

I think this is the most talented team that I've coached here.

I think this game is only going to get better. It?s been getting better every year and now with the National Football League involved and coach Campo, it?s going to be a big thing.

I think things have been about as normal around here as they can be without having your head coach around. I can't wait to see his face around here again.

I think Tim Cook would have enjoyed the meet. The coaches I talked to had a fun day and everybody seemed relaxed and enjoying themselves. Not having a scoring meet makes this a totally different atmosphere.

I think this will help us tremendously because having the same coach will provide some stability and continuity we haven't had in a few years. Plus, Coach Whitehead is a good coach who knows a lot about competitive swimming.

I think we all felt a little bitter. When that announcement was made, every one of us had a pit in our stomach. Hopefully, the team used that as motivation throughout the summer. I know the coaching staff used it as motivation during the summer - that we didn't want to be back in the (WNIT).

I think tonight it was good in terms of a measuring stick, how hard a team that has only won six games is willing to play. I'm just really kind of going to miss four kids that played very hard all year with little success in terms of wins and losses. It was a joy coaching them.

I think that's the way that coach has always, kind of something he's always been know for. He knows how to prepare a team for this time of year.

I think that (softball coach) Joel Prickett should be paying me to recruit.

Gabe Norwood

I think that's just me, the team and the coaching staff having so much fun. It's a once in a lifetime thing, so there's no point in getting stressed.

Matt Ryan

I think that's just a good job done by the coaches in recruiting and it's a testament to our entire team. I think we're deep at a lot of positions and that's a reason why we've had the success we've had this year. We need that to continue in the future.

I think that says a lot for our coaching staff and the players we have here.

I think that was a great strategy decision by Coach Williams to put the fresh guys out there and get something going.

I think Terrell showed coach Schmidt he can play and that he's going to go out there and produce to help the team.

I think that is probably the worst game that I have experienced as a coach at Kansas in the last four or five years. It was very disappointing.

It is important that we are all on the same page and the same time frame. I am a lot more comfortable talking to coaches about staying and making commitments when I know that I am going to be working with them. It provides security for the whole department.

It is most unfortunate that one of the most esteemed coaches in major junior hockey should express his opinions in the fashion that he chose.

Peter Brock

Last year I was a neophyte. It was my first year as coach and I really didn't know how good the team was. This year's team is stronger than last. The championship, really, is ours to lose. We have our sights set high.

Lauren is a leader by example. She's passionate about the game and does a good job. She is a different type of player than I've coached in the past. She's really unselfish and will do whatever it takes to win.

Laura's been a pleasure to coach because she's so intelligent and she works so hard, ... Sometimes she works too hard. Working hard for success has transferred over to our other runners, too, so I'm kind of glad I've got her for two more years.

I think it is a great experience to be able to go and represent your school and your program. I have been in a position that I coached in the North-South game, the Alabama-Mississippi game and the juniors game last season. I know what it is like to be in a game like this.

I think I showed the coaches I can play football. It?s good to have that feedback, especially in the state I?m in. Because you never know what?s going to happen.