Famous Quotes & Sayings

It feels good. It's great, it's something that I worked for. It feels deserving, but it means more to my family than it does to me. It means a lot especially those who pushed me, like coach Keys, who prepared me for senior year.

Juan Dixon

It feels good going into each and every game knowing when you are going into the game, ... I know here, coach is looking to put me in around the three- or four-minute mark of the first quarter. Last year, I had no idea. You could never get a feel for the rotation.

It feels really nice to be honored. But it's not really for me. It's more of an honor for our entire coaching staff ---- and it shows who we are as a program.

It feels really good right now. To be honest, we're not focusing on the NCAA Tournament right now. The coaches haven't even talked about it. We're just taking it game by game.

It feels pretty good that I'll be going to college. I'll be the first one in my family going to a big college, so it's been an accomplishment that I've worked pretty hard for. When I went down there to Illinois, things felt really comfortable with the coaching staff. It's a Big Ten school, and if you can't go to Ohio State, why not play there?

Marcus Trufant

I still see myself as a young player, still learning a lot and still have got a lot to learn. But still, every year, I get more comfortable. I don't feel like a coach yet, but it's getting there.

I think so, because he's such an important coach and he's known everywhere. It's going to seem a little different.

I think she?s really coming into who she can really be and I think that?s a big reason why coach has been so hard on her, he?s seen the talent in her. For her to play like this, she just took it all on her back tonight and got us a win.

I think Sandy coached a great game. Their kids should be applauded.

I think Paul did just a wonderful job coaching his team this year. Strategy-wise, I thought Paul did exactly what he needed to do to maximize his talent. I have the utmost respect for him as a game coach.

Tom Crean

I think rivalries don't just happen anymore. They've got to be created on the floor. I think a couple coaches could get together and manipulate the situation but that would be short-lived. I think what happens on the floor creates the rivalry: a buzzer-beater, a double-overtime game, a couple games down to the wire.

I think Rick is one of the most, if not the most respected coaches in the league. So, for us to come in here after losing the last three years to them was huge. We're playing well and we just can't let the team slip.

Kyle Wilson

I think Coach was probably a little frustrated just because we were a little sloppy after having a couple days off. I imagine that (today), after having today's practice, will be a lot better.

I think coach was pretty disappointed. We are a really talented team and we had great expectations coming into the tournament. We're taking this as a poor tournament actually, a poor finish for us, because we thought we could have come in here and won.

Katie Douglas

I think coach Thibault does use his NBA experience to our advantage. He's definitely a player's coach.

I think Coach Pearl has done a great job. There's a lot of excitement at Tennessee and their kids are playing hard and playing well. It's become one of the toughest places to go and play.

Ryan Hansen

I think coach Olson likes that second time (facing ASU) to be a restful week.

Chris Bosh

I think coach knows I can make plays. He wanted to get me over the hump with plays like that because we play of lot of games where we're in that situation.

I think coaching has a lot to do with it. I think we have very good coaches here who, for some reason, know how to pick players and coach them at quarterback.

I think coaches tend to make more out of that than the wrestlers do. If you are a good, sound, fundamental wrestler it isn't going to matter how many times you wrestle someone. Sometimes matches can go back-and-forth when the kids are more even, but if you're better, you'll win.

I think coaches now look for great character. I feel what I have done in the past has helped me.

Ronald Wright

I think coach Cole's eyes have been opened up to what we can do. I think the wide receivers will be more in the rotation this year.

I think most of us come back because this was a great place to grow up. Coach Powell was a mentor to us all, and we come back to see him and support him. It was more of a family relationship with him, and we like to see how it's all evolved.

Sean Payton

I think one of greatest compliments you can give a coach is to say that someday you want your kids to be coached by them and I can say that about Lou. He has a real good handle on what he wants. I think the world of him.

I think once our new coaches get established they are going to be comforted by their level of dedication and loyalty and work ethic to not only North but the kids in their program.

I think he's worked very hard at it. He's grown and matured as a coach dramatically.

I think he's tough-minded and competitive. A lot of coaches overlook that when they're evaluating players. He's also unselfish.

Paul Graham

I think he still loves the game. That's what coach does. He's a coach, 100 percent. He could conceivably come back. I don't think coach has lost any of his competitive fire.

Gene Chizik

I think he one-upped me this year. It's really tremendous. I can't think of a more deserving guy, obviously, and he's not just a great football coach but a great man. I'm just really excited to be able to pass the torch to him because he's just that deserving.

I think he'll tell you we treat him like we didn't know who he was. I don't know if he appreciates that or not. We coach Sean very hard.

I think he'll do fine. His confidence and poise will be fine. Those are things we as coaches have to help him with this week. I'm confident in his abilities. Our coaches are confident in him and I know our players will be confident in him.

Larry Coker

I think he's a special player, ... so I think we'll probably give him more than a lot of coaches will with a rookie quarterback.

Aaron Kampman

I think he definitely takes it up another level as far as intensity on the field. We've had some good football coaches here, and they've all had their strengths. One of his strengths is his intensity.