Famous Quotes & Sayings

Al Groh

coaches don't. You can't win games without the ball. You understand that, you take it and you just move on.

Buddy Ryan

Coaches didn't like it because it made them look bad. We hit a lot of quarterbacks, and that was one of the things coaches were a little tender about.

Coaches can get a little skewed about wanting their kids to get bigger, stronger and faster. It's important you tell your kids to do it the right way.

Coaches and players can sense when members want them and when they don't. We felt wanted here.

Coaches and players are pretty exhausted by this point, but you never look forward to it. You work so hard, and it seems like it goes so quickly and that last practice is on you, and you want it to keep going. You like being around a team. You like being part of a team.

Kevin Boothe

Coaches and others said I might have a chance, if I put in the work.

Coaches always say, 'You better work hard because we're going to recruit better than you,' ... That's why we're a great program.

Coaches always love where their team is at after they win a big game on the road.

Rich Rodriguez

Coaches always look for parallels. There are some similarities, and we'll try to draw from that.

Michael Taylor

Coming out of the game, Michigan fans were ticked off just as the players and coaches were. They were mad that 'they' lost. But then you have to go back and watch the game tape. And here is what the film showed.

They have liked how it has turned out. We know those coaches and respect their opinions.

There's a lot of interest from very qualified coaches, coaches who have had success at their programs. I was very surprised that it would create that kind of interest, and that quickly.

Jim Connors

There's a lot to be learned from the juniors and seniors, just keep working hard, even through the though times and you will be successful. I just realized recently that the coaches are created to make us better - remember that and respect them for it.

The relays are always super exciting. Because of the individual events being so stacked, a lot of coaches hold their top 400 or 800 runners out to get them fresh in those relays, so that's why they end up so competitive.

There's an old saying, 'Defense wins championships' and there's a big question mark there. It's been there the whole season, it's been our Achilles' heel. We can talk about it all we want, coaches continue to harp on it, but it takes our defensive players on the field to stand up and do their job and it's as simple as that.

A.J. Hawk

There was a lot of pressure on everybody, but really no extra pressure. We just needed to relax and do what our coaches have taught us.

At football practices the coaches and the players are really into it. The coaches are very hands-on and teach the game. The practices are very up-tempo.

Absolutely. The coaches dream is to have a guy who can run the offense and set up other players.

A big part of his success has been his parents' commitment. And so many coaches have had an impact. Brandon has helped us become the program that we are, and the program has helped him pursue his goals. He knows we expect the same out of him as anybody, and more, sometimes.

A lot of coaches motivate by being negative all the time. A lot of coaches motivate by trying to be a players' coach, and everything. I don't think he does either of those. I've always been impressed for his feel for the team and what to say in situations.

A lot of coaches could have won gold with that team last year, but not many could have won gold with this team this year.

Patrick Willis

A lot of great players have won this honor and I am thankful for the support I have received from my parents, my teammates and my coaches in getting through some tough times.

A lot of people think the playing field is level now for head coaches and administrators. It's not.

David Carr

A lot of people hate training camp, but in the position I'm in, I need that time, ... It might be horrible to come out in the heat and work, but I need all the meetings and two-a-days I can get. You want to get as much done in order to gain the respect of your teammates, the fans and the coaches before you're actually given the position. I want to do as much as I can in the preseason and on the practice field to say, 'OK, I can take this.' There's a fine line there, but hopefully we'll hit it.

A lot of times after the break, coaches wonder about them coming out and being sharp. I was happy with the way they played tonight. Intensity was there - they played hard.

Nick Saban

They played great in the first half and kind of melted down in the second half. We are really sad for them, the fans, the coaches and everybody involved in the organization.

Tim Tebow

They needed more of a commitment from me towards them. It was a mutual thing. We'll still talk to their coaches because they are friends.

The week after, one of my coaches said 'UConn likes you a lot,' and I was like, 'Whatever,'

The way we shoot, you're safe anyway. Actually, we always were friends even when we went at each other. Just the competitive nature took over at game time. When that happens coaches don't always see clearly.

This is amazing. Growing up I'd see coaches take a team to the state tournament and was impressed. Now here we've done it five straight years, and it's all hard to believe.

Kelvin Sampson

I truly love Oklahoma, but Indiana is a program that all coaches hope to coach at one day. Once they offered, it was just one of those programs that I couldn't turn down.

It's a great win. We're happy to be 2-0. But I don't want our kids to think that we as coaches or them as players can be satisfied. We just have to play with a sense of urgency.

It's a great thing for us. The first time we played BYU, the coaches put us through a whole week of preparation.