Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ben Howland

Arizona's an outstanding team. I have the utmost respect for coach (Lute) Olson. He's one of the great coaches of all time.

Around here, our coaches don't let us get back on the field unless we're ready, ... I was ready to go out and play. They let you work your way back in and get on the field at your pace.

As a coach you try to be creative, but when you see something from a coach, a legend, you take a napkin, or a piece of paper and you write something down and keep it.

As a coach, you look at your team a little more critically than others do. But you do respect the fact that coaches look at you as the No. 1 seed.

As a coach, you expect these kinds of reactions... but it is another thing to look at the faces of the young players.

Mike McConathy

As a coach you don't like the switch routine, flip the light switch off and on. Fortunately, we're able to do that. One of the things that was interesting tonight was we didn't create the electricity for (the crowd) to be here where they are hungry and excited to be a part of it. The players have to do something to make the crowd excited." ()

As a coach you are always optimistic, you always look forward to next season. And that's what I'm doing.

As a coach, you always worry about the distractions of the week and keeping your feet on the ground.

As a coach you always wonder what it's like to walk out on that floor at state, and now we get to find out.

Mike Kelly

As a coach, the greatest compliment from another coach is to say your kids worked hard. I have the utmost respect for Mark Morris. What a solid team they are.

Mark Gottfried

As a coach, sometimes that's a difficult thing to do.

As a coach or a player, you just dream about something like this. I thought (the shot) was a miss at first.

As a coach I was looking into the eyes of my battery, two sophomores. When you can get them to look you in the eye and then do what you say, you feel pretty good.

As a coach it was my responsibility to give her whatever opportunity was out there. You have to go with your gut feeling. I knew when she had 58 points that there was something special going on.

As a coaching staff, we saw that this guy has just a much more natural swing left-handed. Now he's had some success, so I think we're going to keep him on the left side no matter who's pitching.

As a coaching staff we're trying to make sure (the gymnasts) feel confident in what they're doing. We reassure them that the gymnastics they're doing looks really good, and they're going to be ready.

As a coaching staff we're proud of the kids, seeing improvements out of the kids every time we wrestle.

As a coaching staff, I thought that our coaches did a great job of preparing. We debated about how we wanted to come out and we decided to come out aggressively. Getting out to that fast start really helped.

The kids played very hard. They could have folded, but that's what the Bobcat tradition is all about. We never gave up. I'm proud of the players, proud of the coaches and proud of the seven seniors that are on this team.

The kids played hard, that wasn't the problem. I just felt like I didn't do a good job coaching tonight. I guess that's why I'm so frustrated.

The kids played hard in a very good game and we really stepped up our shooting in the fourth quarter. Nathan (Mahomet head coach Nathan Seal) has put together a quality program over there so this is a big win for us.

The kids know what to expect from me. They will work hard, and the coaches will work hard.

The kids have the same expectations that the coaches have. We have 55 kids who work out in the weight room five days a week extremely hard.

The kids got a little tired, and they haven't been in pressure situations before. That's our jobs as coaches to get them ready to play in those pressure situations.

The key to our game was that we were able to create space and our game flowed today and that made it exciting. Everything went to stick and we had a great rhythm. As a coach I know it doesn't always happen like that but when it does you enjoy it.

Mike Lee

The Knights are pleased and honored to have Alonzo Littlejohn returning to our coaching staff this year. Coach Littlejohn was an important member of our championship staff last year and we are happy that he is returning this season.

The mere fact that our coach can consider a few of us to come here and to be on the senior team, it shows that he has confidence in the youth of the country. I can't say that I should but I am very satisfied to be here to get an opportunity.

Mike Shanahan

The minute he walked into that room, he got a standing ovation. Every player and coach was on his feet. I didn't expect that, but it was just one of those moments that you cherish. Then Jerry spoke to the team for 10 minutes. It just showed the respect that he has earned.

Their daddy's the head coach and they're very proud of that.

Their coach told us when we combine hitting, pitching and defense (the Rebels committed just two errors in the three games), our opponents don't stand a chance.

Their coach told me afterward that this place is crazy. But for the sectionals we'll have to use the gym and roll out the bleachers. It still will be good to wrestle at home.

Their coach said (the win over Sauquoit Valley) was the worth thing that could happen for us because that gave them some confidence.

Their coach said and illegal scissor hold by their wrestler should have been called.