Famous Quotes & Sayings

We had a real good year. What I get is a direct result of the coaching staff.

We wanted to copy the Bucyrus layout with the exception of the shot and discus. From a coaching standpoint, we're going to love it.

Bret Bielema

We wanted to see him. The defensive coaches thought he moved well enough and wanted to give him a shot there.

We've had a winning program through the years. That will be a better magnet for coaches wanting to come in this area, coming to a quality program that's established and has a reputation of being a winning program.

We've had an up-and-down season, but I love it here. Great area, the guys are great, the coaching is good. ... I'm enjoying it.

We've had a few Division I coaches contact us about some kids, and not that I don't trust them, but I want to see them myself before I make a commitment. So we're waiting on film. Once we get that we'll make a decision and we'll get on it.

We've had problems putting away teams in the second half. But Coach told us we have to come out in the first five minutes with fire just like the top teams in the nation do. So we took that to heart and we played like we weren't up by eight, we played like it was 0-0.

LeBron James

To make our team better, I felt I had to become a better defensive player. It's very hard. You have to put your mind to it and really want to do it. I give a lot of credit to our coaching staff.

To stand here on the same field with Dave, him being the head coach at Hopkins and me being the head coach at Albany, it really doesn't get much better than that.

Wright State out-pitched us. I told coach (Rob) Cooper that if his team pitches like that all season, his team will win a lot of games.

We're suing them for what they should pay a coach of 25 years under a contract that turned down head coaching jobs, that turned down other jobs in the very recent past.

Matt Smith

We all love and respect coach K. We want to send him out with a big bang.

Tonight, he kept with it. He did what good shooters are supposed to do. He kept shooting. He had some real good looks that didn't go down, and then he made the big ones when the game was on the line. There was nothing about coaching there. That's about a kid between the lines and getting the job done.

Joe Girardi

The reason it took so long is I really focused on coaches who have been in the mode of teaching young players.

The opening statement is actually from coach himself.

There is nothing in the rules saying you have to be present for the national anthem. However a coach wants to get a team ready, it's up to him. If Patrick felt he needed a few more minutes with the team, that's his prerogative.

There is no league that can refurbish its rosters as quickly as this league, and I think the coaches have done that once again. The Southeast is as talent-laden as there is in the country. Coaches can go out and get (good) players rather quickly so it doesn't surprise me that our league is strong this year.

There is no tension between the coach and the players.

We've hired a head coach with a proven track record of turning programs around. Ron embodies the blue-collar work ethic which will be essential in his success as we move forward.

We've hired a head coach with a proven track record of turning programs around. His experience gives him a firm understanding of the task at hand.

We will pursue these factories of the missiles, the place where they coach the suicide bombers. We will reach them everywhere.

Mark Johnson

We had a good year, but we didn't end up where we wanted to. I take responsibility as a coach when we're that far off.

The search for a new coach has restarted immediately.

W. S. Gilbert

The scrimmage will decide a lot of things for the coach about who the final 18 will be for the trip to Colby on Saturday.

Scott Campbell

The scouts have been out on the road all fall evaluating players, so the combine is the next step and it's really the first opportunity for the coaches to get involved and focus in on the players.

(The school) did a great job recruiting, and he's happy with his decision. What makes a difference is he is a great kid and a good student, and coaches are looking for the combination.

The same things win. It doesn't matter where you coach them. The game's the same.

Michael Foley

I've worked with John as a player and recently as a coach and we complement each other well.

Pat Riley

I've seen a lot of plays like that. I coached Magic Johnson.

I've thought about it a lot, and talked with my coaches and prayed about it a lot, and pretty much come to the decision that I'm going to probably leave.

I've talked to (Coach Taylor) and he seems like a really cool guy, he's a good coach.

I've watched these young coaches come in here and it got me excited again. They remind me of how I used to feel. Maybe these past two years away from coaching is what I needed. I feel energized again.

John Brady

I've tried to eliminate that from my thought process. But I got it. Trust me. I got it from so many people. I got it. I know it was disappointing to us as coaches and to our players and extremely disappointing to our fans.