Famous Quotes & Sayings

If you travel back and forth between two countries for doing such a prestigious job, people have problems getting used to it. It's the first time ever that somebody did that in Germany, so I get criticized because nobody else did it before. For other coaches it's just normal.

If you said ?hard-work,? Coach Harris would fit that word pretty well in coaching.

Greg Schiano

If you start saying, 'We have to do this, this year, and we have to do that next year,' that's when you get in trouble. I've never coached like that and I'm never going to coach like that. I'm blessed. My job is my hobby. I'm never going to let it get to where I start coaching tight. That's not me.

If you're talking to me, I want to be the head coach here.

If you want to coach, then that should be what you do, ... You have to want to wake up in the morning and watch tapes. I wanted to read books.

Jim Boeheim

If you win, it doesn't matter if a Martian coaches your team. I hope I'm not hurting any Martians' feelings that are listening, but Indiana fans are like any other fans. They liked Mike Davis when they went to the Final Four, didn't they?

Jerry West

I’ve never seen a better coach than Gregg Popovich

Nick Saban

Before Scott joined the Dolphins, I considered him to be one of the most innovative offensive coaches in the league.

Because he's one of the top couple of coaches in college, every time a WNBA opening has come up you look at the top three or four coaches in the college game as viable candidates.

Byron is a great person to work with and I look forward to coaching him this season. On the field, he provides a very serious scoring threat every time he touches the ball.

Joe Smith

Hopefully I am going to wrestle in college. I have a couple of offers and I have had a couple of coaches talk to me, but I am going to wait until wrestling season is over to see how I will do in state before I make a decision.

Hopefully, he's the highest-paid coach out there. He deserves it.

Hopefully our point guard?s going to be OK. (Danville?s) coaches were telling them to foul, they had one to give. We never got the foul (call) on the play but the girl?s still laying here a half hour later. Maybe the refs should have seen that.

Nate Robinson

Honestly, Coach is great. He's like a father figure to me because he's so hard on me. Growing up, my dad was always on me. 'You've got to do this, you've got to do that.' But at the end of the day, I love my dad. I love him to death. I'd do anything for my dad. That's how it is with Coach.

Essence Carson

Honestly, I just hope I know by game time. You know how Coach always has tricks up her sleeve.

He's very gracious to a young coach, as far as even knowing who somebody like me is. I have nothing but the utmost respect for Coach Williams, not only for him as person but way he does it.

Jim Otto

He took 'characters' and handled them and made players out of them. He was on top of the offense and the defense. He could talk to the defensive coach while setting up the offense during a game. He was always involved in every aspect, including special teams. I've not seen intensity like it was when he was there since in the organization.

He told us to keep our heads up. He's a great guy. I know he'll be coaching somewhere, and I wouldn't mind playing for him.

He told me to wait because their coaching situation is not set yet. So they are going to come down in the spring.

He told me to put my shirt back on. I said, 'I'm sorry, Coach Mike.' ... Coach Mike's real big on character.

He told me that I wasn't doing what I was supposed to. I took it and I just tried to work harder. I just tried to do like coach told me to do.

He told me that I don't respect him and he's going to let me go so I can play for a team and a coach that I do respect. That's straight up what he said.

Pat Riley

He told me how exciting it was to coach and that I would probably love it. That was very encouraging.

He's wrestled in those situations so many times in tournaments, and that's something not a lot of parents or coaches understood when they watched him. He's experienced those big-type atmospheres.

He's very smart. What makes a good coach is experience, and what better experience can you have than to be a two-time state champ. The lessons he's learned filter down well to our kids. They have a role model to look up to.

He threw a snap just a tad high, hit (holder Chris) Gardocki in the face mask and coach (Bill Cowher) got on (Warren's) butt,

Ben Howland

He's the only player I've ever coached where I threaten him if he goes 100 percent.

He's the only four-year starter I've ever had in 29 years as a coach.

He's the most skilled player I've coached in 25 years.

Josh Freeman

He's the kind of guy you'd want to play for. Not that the Nebraska coaches weren't. But you only get to pick your college once. Sometimes an opportunity is too good to pass up, and you have to give it a chance.

He's loyal, he has a high (grade point average) and he has the desire to do the extra things in the off-season. He has a blue-collar work ethic and he's a very dependable leader. The coaching staff is very proud of what he's done.

He's like another coach on the floor. He'll come up and say, 'Coach, we need so-and-so to come off a screen like this ...' He's that type of kid.

John Williamson

He's laid it all down up front. He doesn't sugar-coat anything. I have a lot of confidence in Mick and the coaching staff.