Famous Quotes & Sayings

Quentin Richardson

I'm just going into the whole situation with no ego. I'm going to be prepared to learn from Coach Brown, soak up as much as I can. My whole thing is whatever he needs from me to make us a better team, I'm going to do.

I'm just really shocked because of how hard Coach Sherman works. When you think of someone getting fired, you think of someone as lazy, don't work hard, don't put effort into it. He's the epitome of a professional.

I'm just glad I can coach her for one more year. She's the type of player, if she goes 0-for-3, I have no doubt she'll get back on track the next game.

Steve Gleason

I'm just doing the things I learned in Spokane -- help your fellow man any way you can, ... And what I learned at Washington State from coach (Mike) Price -- it's not how you treat people who can help you that matters, it's how you treat people who can't help you. That's something he used to talk about all the time.

I'm just coming in to do whatever Coach wants me to do. I'm here to support my teammates. Playing 13 years in the league, I have a lot of knowledge of the game, and I can't take it with me so I'm here to help ... and be ready to play when my time comes.

It was something on one hand that you might regret, but every week is like that for us. As a coach you just want to come out of it with a winning record, but our kids want to come off the field every game with a win.

It was stupid. I lied to the coaching staff and everybody else just to play. I should have just tried to wait. It was selfish and it probably hurt the team a little bit.

Everybody's confidence is just up there right now. Everybody's coming to practice motivated. Coach has been real positive with us, everybody's just in a positive zone right now.

Del Harris

Everybody says he didn't win a championship as a coach, but look at everybody who's in the Hall who doesn't have a ring. My key point is that none of the teams he's coached were good enough to win the whole thing. But did he get the most out of them that you could? Yes.

Still too many mistakes. I'm glad we didn't have to play (this week). It wouldn't have been pretty, but that's why we practice and that's why they pay us to coach these guys. We've got to get these guys coached up in the next week.

That has been a big thing, because there are quite a few people who love coaching and love youth sports and are willing to do these without any stipend. For those who want to get paid, that makes it difficult.

That had nothing to do with the knee. It was something between the front office and the coaches and myself. I just felt I didn't get the same respect I was giving the organization for six years. I'm completely healthy.

That goes back to my Plymouth coaching days. I used to coach Mason's uncle and I've known the family for a long time.

Brad Soderberg

That has to be the No. 1 point of discussion when the A-10 coaches get together after the season.

That is pretty sweet, having a coach who is always thinking of you like that. He is a big part of my success.

That isn't something that just coach Polk and me decide.

That is something we would love to get started. That would be something for coach Morrill. He deserves to have a couple wins in the NCAA tournament.

That is what coaching is all about. It is not all about winning premierships, it is about developing these players and moving them on to better places where their abilities can be progressed by professionals.

Pat Summitt

Sylvia and I go back 32 years to when we were in grad school at Tennessee and she coached my junior varsity team. I value her as a dear friend in this profession. When you've been in it this long, you make a lot of people mad.

Eric Schmidt

Sydney played well. All year our coaches have been saying that it's going to be different players playing well on different nights. Last night it was Sydney's turn.

Jaromir Jagr

Sure, he does. So does every other veteran player and the coaching staff.

It's just a by-product of good teammates and the coaches put me in good situations. That's really what it is; I really don't think I did anything special.

Scott Prince

It's raised its ugly head a few times in our games. If the referees are consistent with their calls, I'm sure all the players and all the coaches will be happy with that.

It's quite an honor. I feel humbled to be national junior college coach of the year, but I'm sure there are quite a few people who deserve it more than me.

It's really nice from a coaching standpoint to have great kids who go out and play their butts off each night. We are starting to play pretty well.

Frank Robinson

It's really just not fair for the coaching staff, to hang them out there. That's worse than saying, 'You're fired.' Because then they know they have to go look for a job.

It's probably the most important game of the year. Coach is already telling us that.

It's pretty important we've got a coach signed up before that (June 30) date so there's some (certainty) in the players' minds and fans mind about what's happening next year. The earlier the better but we're not in a position where we have to panic.

It's pretty hard especially for me. I know coach is taking it pretty hard, too. I think competitors don't want to lose, and to go out like we did is very demoralizing.

It's painful for the seniors. As coaches we'll be back, but for the seniors, that's it.

It's people like her why you grow up wanting to be a coach and get to this level.

Julian Wright

It's plain to see that coach (Bill Self) stresses so much defense and details.

Larry Davis

It's our job as coaches and their job as players to take a deep breath.