Famous Quotes & Sayings

Coaching is a roller-coaster ride sometimes for all of us. Yes, this has been a difficult year, but this team knows what it needs to do.

Coaching is an emotional thing, but I don't think I've ever been around guys that are any tougher than these guys.

Coaching in college was fun because you travel so much, but my family and friends are here and it's good to move back.

Coaching at my alma mater has been a dream come true.

Coaching at Kentucky is not something you want to do for 20 years. You'd probably be dead. ... It's such a pressure cooker.

As far as what's going on in the coaching world - my focus is on Oklahoma State and Oklahoma State only. If we're fortunate enough to win that game, we will go back to the hotel and watch film of our next opponent.

As a result of his condition, he will be unable to perform his head coaching responsibilities for an indefinite period of time.

After significant evaluation, we feel that now is the time to make a coaching change.

A few weeks ago, a few moments ago, whatever, I had made my decision that I wasn't going to come back for another year of coaching at Idaho State. It's time for a new voice for this program, for a new direction, a new teaching of the game.

The one thing I wanted most in life was for my dad to see me coaching in the Final Four. He won't get to see me, but he'll have a seat from above.

Every year, I've been pretty blessed, but I have not yet not enjoyed coaching these kids. I enjoy coming to practice and hanging out with them and coaching them and watching them grow.

There's still value in a performance evaluation, but I think you're really going to see a lot more 'in the moment' coaching going on.

(Rosetta) started the same year at the Tribune as I did coaching in 1964. ... Rosetta is the one that called me. He said, 'Ted, you will never guess what.' I said, 'What?' He said, 'Finally, way, way, way overdue, you've been inducted into the Hall of Honor, and I get to escort you.' He was as tickled as I was.

Ron McBride is more like my father than a father-in-law, ... Pat would say the same thing. He has influenced my style of coaching more than any other person; the way he gets guys to play hard and cultivates good, long relationships.

Right now we're still trying to search for that win. It doesn't get any easier. ... It's all in our control. We're the ones playing. All the coaching staff can do is continue to create strategies and game plans for us to go out and execute. We have to play the game.

Randy would do a great job, he's ready to be a head coach. I don't think he has a weakness. He just needs the opportunity. None of us had head coaching experience until we got our first chance.

Really, I could not find any negatives. We play at Lincoln Financial Field, we?re moving into the MAC, we just got a three-year contract with Penn State and the coaching staff is great. Everything about it was amazing.

John Calipari

People thought I was crazy. I've had more fun coaching this style.

Our defense was the difference tonight. This is my fourth year coaching and I've never seen defense like that. Holding a team to four points in a half is impressive.

Reese Witherspoon

At that point, music was very organic. It wasn't about synthesizing sounds or creating a computer. It was about storytelling and interpretation and performance. There was a lot of that kind of coaching going on.

At the time, the coaching staff had to be saying to each other, 'this is our game to win.'

Connor meant the world to our team. He was a great leader, one of the better leaders I've been around because he was loyal to the coaching staff, he was loyal to his players. He just worked extremely hard.

John Fox

Continuity is critical in this game when you've got that many people in what I consider the ultimate of team games. Continuity is critical whether it be on your football team or on your coaching staff.

Consistency and quality of coaching has been a big part of our success.

Dowling will get better. I know their coaching staff. They know how to win and how to prepare their kids.

George Steinbrenner

The whole coaching staff is the responsibility of Joe Torre.

This coaching staff we have is a big bonus.

John Calipari

This has been an unbelievable year, no matter what happens. I did a better job of coaching last year than this year. What we went through last year, we can laugh, but I will not watch a tape from last year.

Jay Wright

They take the coaching out of your hands. It's unbelievable to have two guys out there who make the right decision every single time.

Jay Wright

They take the coaching out of your hands. I never thought I would get another player like Speedy Claxton and I got two of them. I'm a lucky man.

Kevin Phillips

A lot of people thought I would have quit coaching by now.

A lot of them wouldn't budge. They didn't really trust what I was doing. A lot of my coaching energies were wasted. The studs, they knew what that had to do to succeed.

Eric Chavez

A lot of teams do score early and kind of shut it down. It was just a refreshing day for everybody, I think, especially the coaching staff. We've been playing some tight ballgames and they've been able to sit back and relax and enjoy this one.