Famous Quotes & Sayings

Every drill is about competing. Coach is trying to teach those who don't know how to compete to compete. He lets us know that it is not all right to lose at anything, in any drill around here.

Every drill is about competing, ... Coach is trying to teach those who don't know how to compete to compete. He lets us know that it is not all right to lose at anything, in any drill around here.

Every coach knows that she's a great goalkeeper. That's why they voted for her.

Jeff Smith

Every coach keys in on Joe and he was getting pushed around his first two years by stronger players. Now Joe is the one pushing people around and muscling people off the ball. If he can control the middle and set the other kids up, I think we can score a lot of goals this year.

Every coach is going to tell you that they spend time working on free throws at practice, but we really do. Tonight we were able to make the most of our opportunities and then get the people that we want at the line to the line down the stretch.

Bill Griffith

Every coach here expects to win. We're trying to instill that in these kids.

Every game, coach Painter wants us to win. So, just because it's IU, it's not going to be any different, I don't think; as far as in terms of his nature, how he's going to coach, how he's going to motivate us, how he's going to prepare us for the game.

As the head coach I will take responsibility for it. I will never point fingers at coaches or players, so put it on me. If we didn't do something out there, it was because I didn't prepare them.

The most successful coaches on any level teach the fundamentals.

The most overwhelming response we've had has been from the college coaches because they will be in a feeding frenzy. The Final Four will be over. Signing day is over. Now they will be focusing on who they can sign in the fall of 2006.

The most important thing is who you hire on your staff, ... You have to hire people who are solid coaches in the NFL. Many college coaches don't know NFL people.

The most important thing is that they have a really good coaching staff that has been very persistent in their thorough recruiting of those guys.

Some people might say the coach should be expected to win championships for the salary you are paying him. These bonuses are market driven. All the other top coaches have them in their contracts, so you need to give your guy one, too.

Speed is a factor in any game. Coach E has done a good job of getting us faster overall.

Brian Cashman

So we're not having contract-extension negotiations with Tom Gordon, Hideki Matsui or Bernie Williams, or any of the coaching staff, or myself. The focus is where it needs to be, which is on that field.

So when you get about 20 coaches most of whom have done very well together, it is like a reunion.

No, we're not getting rid of our coach. I think our coach does a terrific job. I'm very happy with our coach.

Kwame Brown

Now it is time to really hone it in and focus. Everyone talks about how great coach Jackson is in these types of situations in the playoffs and teaching, so I am just eager to get in the film session and see what he has for us.

O. Henry

Not yet. The Harrison coach and I have been e-mailing dates back and forth. Hopefully, I'm trying to get it for next week.

Charles Barkley

No matter how great a coach he is, there comes a time when it's not working. They shouldn't be this bad. The players are tuning him out.

The month leading up to coach resigning, it just seemed like we were walking into every game down 15 points. Ever since then, guys have come together and we just feel like we can win. It's just a completely different attitude, but it's something that all of the guys are feeling.

During the last five games, we've limited teams to shooting a combined 38 percent. We're most happy as a coaching staff with the way we have been playing at the defensive end.

Defensively, I think we played really well. We made a few mistakes, but overall, some questions were answered.. . . Coach has us in the right positions. We just have to make plays.

Defensively, his confidence is really growing. Everything coach tells him he gets done.

Defense is our main focus. Our game is getting (defensive) stops and shutting people down and getting the win. Coach Doc talks about defense every day in practice, about how important it is. And we work on it every day.

Defense is key this year, Coach D told us that from the very first meeting we had. Everybody is focused on that more than our offense, and that's a change. I like it better because we can protect the paint a lot more. It's easier to help, and it's just more realistic.

Definitely, when you see a coach Painter or coach Alford, that's going to stick in your mind. It's a big deal. (The head coach) is the guy.

Dean Smith said of all the great wins he ever had, the greatest wins were the wins at Duke. Coach K said the greatest wins he ever had were the wins at Carolina. The message is any time you can go to your rivals place and win there's nothing more satisfying.

James Blake

Dean is doing a great job. He's extremely laid-back and an extremely knowledgeable coach, which I think fits great with our team. He's there to help if we need it. He also knows not to probably go overboard; we all have our own coaches, we all know kind of what we're working on in our games, and he just is there to help keep our focus there this week and keep our spirits high, I guess.

The team was already together. They had been practicing and everything else, and I think that team was like 16-1 or something. It wasn't my doing. I inherited a good team. But from that point on, I just started coaching and managing and working.

O. Henry

The team really works hard, everyone does. It's a great group of kids, and having a winning record is better than going 0-16 like we did last year, so it really shows how far we've come in one year. It's important to us. Our coaching is awesome, and how we play, it's just real hard work.

Giovanni Trapattoni

The team needs a few matches to learn to play together. It's completely normal that the team and the new coach have to get used to each other.

Shaun Suisham

The team needed a kicker and the offensive line coach gave me about a one-minute lesson.