Famous Quotes & Sayings

Tom Izzo

Paul, Mo, Shannon were just not the same players tonight. For 12 of 13 games, I thought that our three star players were as consistent as any group I've coached over the years, and tonight for whatever reason, we weren't as consistent.

Bobby Ross

I think they'll be moving up in the rankings. They're as big as any team I've coached against, and that includes my 13 years in the National Football League. They're really big.

Taurean Green

Just having somebody that played the game and coached the game, it helps to hear his opinion.

Bill Self

I think (conference tournaments) get teams (prepared) to play the whole year. I coached at Oral Roberts when it was an independent. Try telling those kids on Feb. 10 the rest of the season means something.

I think it's time that I rest a little bit. I've coached three sports here at South for a long time, and I also teach a pretty heavy load. And, I tell you what, it's a lot of work.

I think it was obvious that the standard of skating tonight was not particularly good. I coached the same (system) for 45 years; now in two years you have to get ready for something else.

Lindy Ruff

I think this is the most talented team that I've coached here.

Lauren is a leader by example. She's passionate about the game and does a good job. She is a different type of player than I've coached in the past. She's really unselfish and will do whatever it takes to win.

It felt like home being back at my alma mater and where I coached for so long. I really wanted this one, and it helps keep that winning streak going.

I think Sandy coached a great game. Their kids should be applauded.

John's coached for over 30 years, and I've coached for 25 years. Unless you are at a big-time powerhouse, you are lucky just to have one of those kids.

It is complicated. It might be hard to go back and refigure had you coached for 20 years with shootouts that entire time.

I don't know. He's not one of those 6-4, 220-pound guys who runs the 40 in 4.6. But he's an athlete. His father coached for 30 or so years, so he grew up in a passing system.

Brad Childress

I don't know, 33, he may have had a lot of hard miles on him. Sometimes these coaching years are like dog years. It's all relative. I think the experiences through the course of that. He's a guy that has coached in and won the Super Bowl. You can't put a premium on that. That's what everybody in this league is playing for, that ring. I don't have one on my finger, he does have one on his finger. There is something to that.

I don't know that I've ever coached a team that has won in this gym.

Bill Belichick

I coached this game with a heavy heart. My dad passed away. I found out about it the middle of last night.

I coached PL back in season 1997-98 and really enjoyed it. I have happy memories of my time there. We've not got our troubles to seek with injuries just now so I'm hoping there are no shocks this weekend.

Danny Elfman

I coached her through her singing debut, and she did great, ... And, she sings with a spider and worm.

I coached at Maryland for five years. We were statistically as impressive a team as you can be on offense for many of those years. We couldn't win games. I want to win here.

I coached a lot of these girls before in summer and fall leagues so I know what they can and can not do.

I coached a lot of different systems and had success at all of them. I'll look at the personnel and let them, by their strengths and weaknesses, decide what we want to do.

He could run for governor of Mississippi today, he's that popular --Êand he hasn't coached a game yet,

He could run for governor of Mississippi today, he's that popular -- and he hasn't coached a game yet,

Renee Fleming

He coached and prepared me for a 'Rosenkavalier' scenes program,

I feel like I coached about 50 games too many.

Ed Olczyk

I can't emphasize enough (that) none of us have ever coached or played or seen the way the game is going to be.

Bill Belichick

I found out about it the middle of last night, ... I coached this game with a heavy heart.

Knowing that this is the last time I've coached those seniors was the hardest thing about all of this. I just told them that they should realize that they started something that they can forever be proud of.

Allison Jones

Kids can really get better quickly. Here's another thing I would like to say: Kids should never be coached by their parents, ever. They should be as natural as possible.

Keith qualified at the last possible moment. It was very exciting because I've coached him since he was little.

Just put in there we are a poorly coached team. A very poorly coached team. That ought to do it.

I think it is a great experience to be able to go and represent your school and your program. I have been in a position that I coached in the North-South game, the Alabama-Mississippi game and the juniors game last season. I know what it is like to be in a game like this.

I have never coached because of money, but they've been more than fair with me. That was definitely a factor for me.