Quotes about coaches
coaches freedom gives lets mess time
He's one of the first coaches I've had that has really let us play on offense. If you mess up he lets you know it, but at the same time he gives you a lot of freedom to just play basketball. Rich Davis
coaches game girls gives helping knowledge learn nobody softball
He's not doing that. But he has been helping us more and more, and the softball knowledge he gives the girls and coaches is great. If you want to learn the game more, there's nobody better than him.
coaches followed supportive telling
He's not telling you how to do anything. He's just there to be supportive and has been for all the coaches who have followed him. Ben Howland
coaches individual life sold talk
He sold me more on his individual personality than the just the program. Most coaches just talk about basketball. He wanted to know what was going on in my life and how I was doing.
coaches extra great instead looking passing shot taking talked
He's got a great shot, and some nights, he's looking to make that extra pass. I think the coaches have talked to him about taking the shot and being there for rebounds, instead of him passing it up. Nicklas Lidstrom
coaches craig general gm manager ownership pittsburgh teams time whatever
I don't like teams where the general manager or coaches are separated, ... Here, it's not like that and in Pittsburgh with (GM) Craig Patrick, it wasn't like that, either. Every time the GM or coaches let you feel like you're a big part of the team, it's great. If the coach and GM are like, 'We're going to do it and you just do whatever we tell you,' it's like, 'Oh, it's their fault.' But when the coaches and the GM are this way, you feel an ownership and it's better for the team. You give more. Jaromir Jagr
coaches dream great mentioned proud
If it happens, it happens, ... I'll be proud of it, but I haven't mentioned it. I've been around a lot of years. ... I'll be proud of it, but I've had a lot of great coaches and great ballplayers. It'll be nice, but it's not something I dream about.
coaches general interested moved scouts
I feel like I've moved up, ... I really feel like the coaches and scouts and general managers, I think they're really interested in me.
coaches division event events great iii missing recruiting weekends
If I'm a Division I coach, this is an event I want to be at. But they've put more restrictions on Division I coaches on the weekends they can come out and the events they can attend. But if I'm a Division I, II or III coach and I can make it, this is a great recruiting tool. If you don't come out, you're missing the boat.
coaches feeling step
I called it a step (in the right direction). When I was hitting. and the coaches were pitching, I was feeling no pain. Carl Crawford
coaches definitely desire sit toward
I definitely want to be a starter. I have no desire to sit with the coaches on the sidelines. So I'm going to be working toward making that happen, Cedric Benson
coaches next positive worry year
I can't worry about the coaches and who's going to be here next year and who is not. I know I want to be on a positive to end on this mug. Bobby Hamilton
coaches players recruit whether
I can say that I don't recruit players -- they end up here, ... Whether other coaches (recruit), that's something they have to answer.
coaches coming flip low man michigan minnesota overwhelm relate similar start ten university work
I can relate to him (Saunders), we have similar values, backgrounds, ... (Saunders) coming from Cleveland, being a Big Ten man -- I'm a University of Michigan man, he's University of Minnesota -- I just relate much, much differently to Flip than I do the other two coaches (Rick Carlisle and Brown). ... From the beginning, you can start with low maintenance, can start with not having an ego, or he's going to overwhelm everybody, Flip's going to work the way I'd work, as I see it.
coaches good great kids players proud pulled
I couldn't do much as a coach. I just had to let the kids play. The kids did it. Players make coaches look good and we've got some great players. They pulled it out. I'm so proud of my team.
coaches fan mean players recruiting relates year
I don't think the ranking is going to mean anything to the coaches and the players as it relates to this team. It's just what it could mean at the end of the year and what it could mean in recruiting and what it could mean in fan support. Bruce Pearl
coaches hear moss nice question school south
I don't think there's any question it's put us on the map. A lot of coaches didn't have any idea where we were in the beginning. They know about South Panola and Tupelo and Starkville and Meridian and Moss Point, but it's been nice to hear our school get some recognition.
coaches conference doubles gaining game great improvement seen tennis tougher work
I'd say that we are working on our doubles play. Doubles is always something the tennis coaches in the conference work on. It's a tougher game to learn. We're gaining on that. There are some things I've seen great improvement on.
coaches games upset win zero
I'd say if we win 16 games and get zero picks, the coaches won't be upset with us.
coaches entertain fun setting sure willing
I'd sure entertain it. It'd be a lot of fun if they had the right setting and conditions. You'd have to find two coaches who would be willing to do it.
coaches past rich sat seems seen talked took
I'd seen the banners in the gym. There seems to be a rich tradition. Before I took the job, I sat down and talked with some of the past coaches about that tradition. I talked to Elliot Lilien and some of his assistants.
coaches doubt focused pittsburgh watch
I doubt we even watch this tape. I don?t want to. I doubt the coaches want to. It?s Pittsburgh week. That?s all we?re focused on. Justin Smith
coaches concerned far fellow gather speaking sunday time
As far as captaincy is concerned I will be speaking to my fellow coaches when we gather for the first time on Sunday night, Frank Hadden
coaches coaching fight games group guys hard losing prepared staff
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. Rick Carlisle
coaches hurt talk uptight
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. Ron Turner
coaches fuel game rest took
As coaches we took that Maryville game and used it as fuel for the rest of the year,
coaches films job knew next perform pressure
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.
coaches intensity win
That intensity to win transfers to his coaches and players. I don't think that has ever wavered at all. Mike Sherman
coaches game gotten players putting season seems seen
It's like a lifetime. You just think about it. The season is long. We're at game (65) and it seems like forever. Think about coming, and putting on your skates, and how many coaches have gotten on your nerves, and how many players you've seen. You've seen them all 100 times. Mike Babcock
coaches exhausted talk trying
It's kind of like a scavenger hunt. You get on the Internet, and you try to find coaches who'll talk to you. ... We're exhausted trying to find stuff.
coaches former involved players raiders tradition
It's always been a tradition of the Raiders to keep former players and coaches involved in the game. Tom Flores
coaches finally spring tail
It's always disappointing for spring to end. As coaches we finally see that progress, and it's always at the tail end of spring.
coaches deal decide feels great looks means moves people shown support tough whether
It means a great deal for him that people have shown support for him in this tough situation. He feels a lot better, moves around better and looks better. Whether he coaches again, I don't know. He'll have to decide that.