Famous Quotes & Sayings

When I walked into the party, Coach Shanahan said, 'Congratulations. We're happy to have you.' ... That really made it official to me.

Jessica Taylor

We usually go over what defense we're going to play and coach Washington told it's in our hearts. If we want this game, we'll get it.

Tom Seaver

There's nothing wrong with pitch counts. But not when it's spit out by a computer, and the computer does not look at an individual's mechanics. And you can't look at his genes. It should come from the individual and the pitching coach and the manager.

When it comes down to it, I always played hard for my teammates and I played hard for my coaches no matter who it was, ownership.

Tom Rath

It's unrealistic to expect the person you go to for sage advice also to be the person you go out and have a good time with. And it's unlikely that he or she will be the same person who's pushing you and motivating you to do more every day, like a coach or manager does.

Bobby Knight

A coach should never be afraid to ask questions of anyone he could learn from.

Brendon Burchard

I'm not interested in your limiting beliefs, i'm interested in what makes you limitless.

Bear Bryant

I've never recommended anybody go into coaching, 'cause if they have enough on the ball, if they can do without coaching, they should do without it. If they put as much work into it and spend as much time, the rewards are going to be much better in something else.

Bear Bryant

When I was a young coach I used to say, "Treat everybody alike." That's bull. Treat everybody fairly.

What we need is a win. Our team wants to get better each week and a lot of times when you get young guys in there, you can lose focus. That's one thing coach Dungy preaches, staying focused.

Norv Turner

There are some (penalties) that are going to be called every game and there are some that can be avoided. We have to continue to coach it and eliminate those situations.

Mario Williams

The only way to stop someone like him or myself is for the coach to not play him.

Anthony Grant

We're playing in the last game. It's the thing that every coach wants when the season begins. And it's a very good feeling.

We're playing a very good fundamentally coached team. They play man-to-man defense and they run up and down the floor.

We really had a lot of talent (at Frederick). It was the youngest team in the league and the staff (including pitching coach Scott McGregor, the former Oriole) did an incredible job. They just kept improving.

We ran out of gas. We didn't have any legs. Jay County kept coming at us. Their coach did a nice job of subbing guys in and getting rest. They have a very deep team.

Billy Donovan

We didn't want to put David into the game, but we didn't have much of a choice. Anthony (associate coach Anthony Grant) was out of eligibility.

We've shared it with coaches at this point ... some of it is still negotiable. I think it's a misconception that it's set in stone and we're going with it. I was on the phone all day (Tuesday) with maneuvers that may happen.

We have six people who are trying to get into that relay and, if the girls don't toe the line, I am sure the coaches will have something to say. They want a cohesive team out there on the track.

Brad Gilbert

You never know, I might get back into coaching someday.

We actually didn't get the place we thought we were going to get, but we have very high expectations each year in this event. Taking second, fourth and 10th place is very good, but our coaches are still not necessarily satisfied. But this was a great start for us and hopefully we'll have some more good things happen (Saturday).

We always have slow starts for some reason, but our coach comes into the locker room and says we know we're better than that and we should be winning the game. So we come out all psyched up.

We always do what we have to do to help each other. It's like Coach says, we just have to work hard and not worry about the things we can't control. If we control the things we can, we'll be right there.

When you've got as many guys as we have getting significant playing time during the playoffs, it makes you feel like a starter and part of the system. They're counting on you. You don't want to let your teammates down, let the coaches down or let the organization down.

When you've got a program that hasn't been tended to for 40 years - and that's not to disrespect any coaches or players or administrators - but a program that hasn't been tended to by the administration - then you've got a lot of ground to make up.

Tom Burnett

We want to see our coaches move on to head coaching positions at a higher level.

Chip Kelly

Wherever you're coaching or playing right now is the Big Time

Tyrone Willingham

When you take that job, you understand. And I think that's one of the reasons that I took the job, because it is a place that has had some of the most prestigious coaches in the country with some of the greatest accomplishments in football. So, you take it knowing that. And hopefully you're prepared to try to live up to that type of manner.

There is no question that Jay has been a winner. It's a tough league to be a coach in and very few programs stay on top when they get there.

Until we have a coach, until we have a plan for next year, I'm not going to make any commitments. I'm in no rush, not until we get things straightened out upstairs.

Nate Parker

I coach a high school wrestling team and a middle school team. I consider myself a coach and an activist, so I'm really involved in the community.

While Kurt was with us, we won four straight conference championships. He's a heck of a lot more qualified to coach than I ever was when I got this job (in 1953). He'll do well, I'm sure. But I can't worry too much about him; I've got to worry about me.

When we were up seven at halftime, coach told us to keep playing our game. We knew we had to keep rolling and in the second half we just shot lights out.