Famous Quotes & Sayings

Intense is the right word. You don't get days off with him. He's definitely a dictator. If you mess up in a game he's in your face about it. The older guys handle it a lot better. I imagine he's an intimidating guy for a 14-year-old who has never been coached like that. We got a guy who is dedicated to making you a better player. And that's never happened here.

Jerry Kramer

Inside the Locker Room is a private, inside look at Coach Lombardi and the men who played for him. The locker room was a very private place; you will hear tears, laughter, prayers and curses. That is the way it was, and my hope is that the listeners will feel that they were right there with us.

Matt Hasselbeck

It was great. It worked out exactly like the coaches hoped.

It was great how my teammates and coaches kept rallying around me up there. They never pointed a finger and never got down on me. That shows how much this team has come together.

It was great experience coaching this group of guys. It was a great season, and we learned a lot as a team.

Marlin Jackson

It was great defensive stand. The guys were out there saying, 'dig in and dig deep.' We wanted to get the win for coach Dungy.

It was hard (to leave) because I love college football. If it wasn't the opportunity it was, I probably wouldn't have taken it. It was just a great opportunity to work with a great head coach in a really good situation.

Tracy McGrady

It was just one of those games where you felt like you had to win it no matter what it took. It was a winnable game. Coach left me out there. I would be damned if I was going to come out even if he wanted. When I step onto the court, I'm out there to compete. We got the win and it was a great team effort.

Rick Majerus

It was just like coaching him in college. He's got a great attitude. What was really nice about coaching these guys here was their passion for the game.

Byron Scott

It was just too many things going on player-wise that I didn't like that I wasn't going to be able to deal with the next year. So I wasn't going to put myself in the situation. No coach wants to go through that type of stuff when you have mutiny.

They've played together a long time now, which is pretty incredible. There's no question they have a sense of each other's games. It's evident in coaching them and seeing the things they do on the floor how good they are together.

They've had good teams, good coaches and it's a tough environment.

Eric Moulds

They've got to make the ultimate decision, ... At some point, you've got to decide whether you're going to leave J.P. in there and let him learn, or put Kelly in there and see what happens. It's up to management and coaches to make that decision. Hopefully, they'll make it easier on a lot of us.

They've got some talent, a great coach and they're hungry for a win. They've got nothing to lose.

Mark Turgeon

They've got great players. Mac's a great coach, but you don't win without great players.

There's times when the fans are able to see what we see in practice. They execute phenomenally. (Assistant) coach (Robert) Mahler does an unbelievable job with the offense. He's so creative. All I do is hold the reigns a little bit.

This is a very demanding position, and at 59, I don't have the energy to do it the way it needs to be done anymore. I think this coaching staff represented the school well for five good years.

This is just one of many good stretches for me. Coach told me to set the tone for the team. I think Jeremy (Stewart) and Cortez (Burnett) have done a good job of setting me up with good shots.

This is just a tremendous honor for me because it indicates respect from your peers, but it especially reflects well on the team and all the work they put in this year. A coach is only as good as his players, and I had a great group.

David Rose

This is just another tool players and coaches can use to help the naked eye. It's like having back-up evidence,

This is just a great group of athletes. It (power surge) is nothing the coaches can take credit for. These kids just know how to hit.

This is crazy. We wanted to go big and we did. Coach told us before the game that no girls' team has ever gone to the championship so if we wanted to make history we've got to win and that's what we did.

This is coach Bowden's way of saying we need to start knocking people out.

Pablo Aimar

I want to thank all the medical staff and the Valencia supporters, the team, the coach and the president for being there for me. Now I can't wait to get back to training.

Once they have that down, even if the coach changes, and somebody else comes in, it's that same system that they're going to play. So those kids, once they become juniors and seniors, they would have been playing that system for three or four years.

Once they decided they were going to make that change, they went to their pitching coaches and started pitching from that distance. It hasn't been a big deal pitching or offensively.

Once Coach Whitt started recruiting him I think everybody started recruiting him, ... That happens a lot of times with a kid. You get a couple of schools looking at him and then everybody jumps on.

On a whole, his skeleton teammates and coaches are devastated by this decision.

Once I got to the UA and had the resources to receive coaching every day and train with other teammates, I was able to progress very quickly into an internationally competitive level. I stayed on track and have now eventually ended up where I am today, and to know that I made it here through hard work and a great deal of support makes my wins that much more meaningful.

Once I got there and started skating every day, I knew I had to make a full commitment. Somebody told me, a coach a long time ago, that if you want to make the Olympic team, you have to dedicate your entire life, sacrifice everything. I wasn't ready to do that before.

Once I decide where I want to go, I want to talk to my coaches and see how they feel about me playing multiple sports. The college guys tend to play just one or two sports. I'd like to play as many as fits my schedule. It's a lot different in college. So I'll just see what happens when I get there.

Jim Wright

Once he hits that, all previous games he coached are counted. It's a long-term policy. Once you've surpassed the minimums, we don't presume to go in and edit specific games.

Once recruits some and see the energy Coach Carroll puts out, you'll do anything for the guy, ... When I was a recruit, I knew he was a great defensive coach, and then when I found out he was going to get a great offensive mind like Norm Chow , I was like, 'We can't lose here.'