Famous Quotes & Sayings

Drew Brees

I've got big plans for (today). I'm going over to the facility, talking with the coaches a little bit, talking a little football. It's just a time to get to know each other. It's wild. I'm having fun with the whole process, but it's a little stressful at the same time.

I've enjoyed being around her. She's fun to be around. We have a good time around her. She jokes around with the coaches and everyone on the team. We just have a good time.

I'm fully confident in my abilities and what I can do. If I have to come back here I wouldn't be sad. I would come back to a program where the coaches love me and the students love me. So it wouldn't hurt at all.

James Augustine

I'm just going to try to enjoy the ride I've had playing with Dee, the coaches and the team. That's what's going to make me happy right now, thinking about the run I've had here.

Stephen Graham

I'm just going to pick up where I left off. I'm trying to show the coaches what a good player I am.

Despite our mark on the road, I think we are playing better each game. I don't think the record shows the progress we have seen as coaches on the floor.

Anything can happen. These kids know each other so well, probably better than the coaches do. It's always a challenging game. You never know what can happen.

Frank Hadden

As far as captaincy is concerned I will be speaking to my fellow coaches when we gather for the first time on Sunday night,

Rick Carlisle

As a staff we have to keep coaching hard and keep getting these guys prepared to play. The games keep coming. That's just the way it is in this league. We're going to fight our way out of this as a group collectively: players, coaches and everybody. Losing streaks are no fun.

Ron Turner

As coaches you have to be careful. If you talk too much about it, they get uptight and they play not to lose, not to make mistakes. You can't do that. They have to go out and play, yet you have to have focus. If you have that focus, usually you won't hurt yourself.

As coaches we took that Maryville game and used it as fuel for the rest of the year,

As a player, I knew that if I didn't perform I may not have a job the next day. All they did was play over films back and forth. You were being evaluated all the time. And the coaches were probably under even more pressure than the players.

Plaxico Burress

As a kid growing up, you always dreamed of playing on 'Monday Night Football,' ... This is a different situation. You've got players and coaches on their team that lost homes, have scattered family members. They definitely have a lot to come out and play for, and doing it on a Monday night stage, because of the situation, they're definitely going to be emotional.

Preston started five games as a sophomore, so I don't expect him to be nervous. I know we've scrimmaged, but that is not a game. I was real pleased in our scrimmage that we actually did better when the coaches went to the sidelines.

Jack Rio

Our defensive coaches loved Brian's physical style. He has good size and he has played a lot of man-to-man coverage, which will enable us to open up the blitz. Mike Tice confirmed what we saw as we studied this player, and he spoke highly of Brian's quality character.

Jack Rio

Our defensive coaches loved Brian's physical style. He has good size, and he has played a lot of man-to-man coverage, which will enable us to open up the blitz. Mike Tice confirmed what we saw as we studied this player, and he spoke highly of Brian's quality character.

Our conference is very strong. It's something that coaches around here, we've always known.

The NABC is thrilled that the NCAA is taking a leadership role in the hurricane relief effort, ... We would expect that all other coaches associations would link arm-in-arm with the NCAA in a show of support as this very important effort moves forward.

The most successful coaches on any level teach the fundamentals.

The most overwhelming response we've had has been from the college coaches because they will be in a feeding frenzy. The Final Four will be over. Signing day is over. Now they will be focusing on who they can sign in the fall of 2006.

The most important thing is who you hire on your staff, ... You have to hire people who are solid coaches in the NFL. Many college coaches don't know NFL people.

So when you get about 20 coaches most of whom have done very well together, it is like a reunion.

Coaches told us to take it right at him inside from that point on; it was our game plan for the night. No doubt when he got his fourth, they were hurt.

Coaches say the only way teams will start passing deep is if we're up by 21. Otherwise, they'll run, the ball, run the ball, then throw a quick slant.

Coaches realized the damaging effect it can have if you don't move quickly to control any skin outbreak.

Coaches play a role, but it's all about the players. Players make plays, and I just have an incredible group that I love to death and they just make me proud.

Coaches in the conference are talking about how we are one of the teams to beat.

Luis Suarez

Coaches have told me I can help the team much more if I don't talk, if I don't moan.

Coaches have to do what they have to do to get their top nine players in the game. I think there's a lot of different philosophies on that.

Coaches have been doing a great job keeping my confidence level up. We've been coming in a lot at night putting extra shots in. That's been the turnaround in my game, in my shooting touch.

Coaches gave me an opportunity to play, and I just hope I showed I can play.

Kyle Chandler

Coaches fall in love with the kids, and the dichotomy is their love for the players and the necessity to win. Every coach is different as a leader, but they all have to find a way to do two things: reprimand and encourage.

Coaches emphasize defense. We'll try to. We still want to get our points on the board.