Famous Quotes & Sayings

David Carr

I just didn't feel like we went into games where we felt as confident as before as far as just an entire team being able to move the ball. ... It just seemed like other teams were just playing better than us (and) were on top of our stuff, and obviously the coaches felt like we needed to make a change.

I just decided that I had to stick with it, do what I needed to do in my classes, and all the coaches and players helped me through the process.

I just decided I could handle school, and that it was important to be here for Coach. My relationship with Coach has been a lot stronger than some of the players, and that's the reason I showed up.

Leon Jackson

I just knew, coming out of the summer, that I wanted to be the undoubted leader of this offense and that I could play the role in this offense that the coaches wanted.

Craig Allen

I just kind of rolled with it once coach put me there. Hopefully I can just keep it going.

I just feel coach McDermott was a better fit for Iowa State.

I listen and take it for what it's worth. And a lot of it is worth nothing to me. Some of it, the criticism and the stuff that comes from my coaches and people like that that I need to listen to to get better, that definitely means something to me.

I'm confident that we'll establish a good program. It's going to be an ongoing process of coaches and players learning each other. This is the time to lay the groundwork.

I'm back now. I'm going to do whatever I can and whatever coach lets me do.

I may have turned several shades of red. I was looking to Coach Koetter to throw me a life preserver, ... I'll be ready at some point, but give me a chance; I've been a little busy.

I'm coming back regardless. Whoever the coach is, I'll just play my game and everything will be cool.

I'm coaching my team, so I'm going to keep doing that until someone tells me not to, keep working as hard as I can.

Steve Parris

I'm coaching my son now and I'm more defensive-minded in my coaching than offensive-minded. I think the home run totals in the big leagues are going to come down again. The game is going toward faster, leaner guys.

Jeremy Wariner

I'm a whole different runner from a couple of years ago, ... My race has been fundamentally perfect the last couple of years. In the big races I stay confident. I just listened to Coach Hart throughout my career, and there's no telling where I can go from here.

I'm an offensive coach, and when the guys want to try and score and they think they can score, I'm going to let them go score. I don't want to tighten them up.

Mekhi Phifer

I'm a soccer dad at heart. I want five kids, and I want to get married. I want to coach Little League.

If there's been any change, it's been that we are now more aggressive. To me in years past, it wasn't always like that. There was more of an emphasis and pressure to perform. Now, Coach has been real laid back and lets us go out there and play and make plays.

Ken Hitchcock

If our team was loaded and had everybody in it and we were making the mistakes we're making now, you'd have a very upset coaching staff. But there's big picture stuff going on and we've got to keep it realistic.

If our seniors don't play well we don't win that football game. I also think our coaches did a good job getting us ready to play last week. We need to be just as good this week. This game is just as important as last week's game. We have to win, then hope for some help to get into the playoffs.

David Shields

If our sample is representative of the larger youth sport population, this finding would suggest that there are nearly 2 million kids being physically abused by their coaches each year.

I personally don't feel like we're ready to be contenders. But some of the coaches have been telling me that we're in a good position to sneak in and surprise some people.

Al Jefferson

I owe it to myself, to the fans and to the Celtics and the coaches to come back next year ready to play. That's my goal.

I owe everything I did as a player to Mike Martz. A lot of what I did as a coach - he got me started. He would talk to me when other people wouldn't. So I owe a lot of what I've done in football to Mike Martz.

Troy Smith

I owe a lot to the coaching staff here. We had a meeting about things on and off the field. It's the game of life. They told me great things that have helped me out.

I passed my physical for the Dolphins. I've met with Coach McCarthy twice. I'd love to come back to Green Bay.

I had a five-year plan when I took over as head coach in 2001, ... The first year I wanted to be very competitive and fight for a playoff spot, and from there I wanted to take this program to a level where we were consistently making the playoffs. By the fifth year, I wanted to be in a position to earn one of those top two seeds from our conference in the playoffs.

I had a feeling the coaches were scheming something,

I had a concern about the fact I have got a coach under contract who I felt was being targeted.

Steve Spurrier

I guess you guys have to be a coach to understand. Once you spend a year with your guys, that's your team. That's just your team. I try to live in the present.

Willie Roaf

I had a meeting with coach Edwards. He's a great coach. He's been around, played in the league a long time. It made sense to come back next year and give it another chance. Talking to him, I just thought we had some unfinished business. We needed to get back and see what we could do.

If you're not nervous, it's not important to you. There's a difference between being nervous and being scared. Being nervous gives you a little tension and excitement. I expect them to be nervous, and as a coach I should keep them from being scared.

If you're on offense, you're expected to play. When your number is called, you've got to do what we've been coached to do.

If you're a coach from another section and you read that, you've got to think it's a misprint. Thirteen? Nobody ever does that.