Famous Quotes & Sayings

It was stupid. I lied to the coaching staff and everybody else just to play. I should have just tried to wait. It was selfish and it probably hurt the team a little bit.

It's a pleasure to be coaching in this environment,

Scott Gomez

It's going to be a different game. We'll get the game plan and we'll go over it again. I'm sure we're going to face a different team. They've got great coaching over there. They've got a lot of pride.

Sylvia Hatchell

It's fun when we play each other because we have a lot of respect for each other, and we enjoy playing in that kind of environment. I've been coaching 31 years, and that's what you dream about - a game like that.

It's fun to come here and win this time. Every time I've been here we've lost. Playing or coaching it was the first time I won.

Ryan Jones

It's fun. Maxwell is a good school system and has a good community. I love teaching and coaching here and plan to be here for a while.

It shouldn't be that way, but I guess that's how they do it at the coaching level. It's frustrating to me because it's not right. But that's how it's done.

It's been amazing. I've been coaching at the Division I level for 16 years, and what these ladies have done is extremely impressive.

It's been a long, hard decision but after looking at the situation and everything, I've decided to consider myself eligible for another year of coaching under (coach) Joe Paterno.

Mike Johnson

It's great for the players to have our whole coaching staff back and together. I'm sure it's not an easy time for him, but when he talked to us (at the pre-game skate), he just said the same things he always does, stressing the importance of this game.

It's really nice from a coaching standpoint to have great kids who go out and play their butts off each night. We are starting to play pretty well.

Frank Robinson

It's really just not fair for the coaching staff, to hang them out there. That's worse than saying, 'You're fired.' Because then they know they have to go look for a job.

This is the most exciting day in my coaching life, ... I want it to be a big deal.

Bo Ryan

They're attentive, they're hungry, they have good instincts, they've had good coaching and hopefully they'll continue to stay hungry and hopefully they'll continue to get good coaching.

They're a passing team. They're in the ACC. I really liked the coaching staff a lot.

There's a lot of Iowans who have gone on to be good at the college coaching level. I want to be one of them.

Seth McClung

You've just got to learn from a day like today. I'm a poor player if I don't come back and try to get better. I've been working a lot with the coaching staff, really trying to figure this thing out. All I can do is show up tomorrow and work as hard as I can to get ready for the next one." ()

Your first head coaching job is the toughest year of your life,

Larry Brown

You're coaching a storied franchise, ... I want to see this franchise respected, being a contender every year, having people come to the Garden and saying, 'Man, they played the right way.'

Clint Hurdle

You're a lot more involved in the coaching side. But it comes to a point where you have to let them play, you have to let them grow.

You never want to include the word 'fire' and the word 'Gretzky' in the same sentence. It's my decision, but it'll never come to that. Wayne is someone who, if he's not coaching to a level that he is happy with performance-wise, I'm sure he'll be the first one to recognize it.

Mathias Kiwanuka

This is going to be a big one for the coaching staff.

Troy Smith

I owe a lot to the coaching staff here. We had a meeting about things on and off the field. It's the game of life. They told me great things that have helped me out.

Tyrone Willingham

If you look at five plays, we get those plays, we win, It won't be our coaching style to be into moral victories.

Mike Shanahan

In the heat of battle, some things are going to be said by the coaching staff or from players. What it is is the heat of battle. That's just part of the game, and you have to live with those things.

It was great experience coaching this group of guys. It was a great season, and we learned a lot as a team.

Rick Majerus

It was just like coaching him in college. He's got a great attitude. What was really nice about coaching these guys here was their passion for the game.

They've played together a long time now, which is pretty incredible. There's no question they have a sense of each other's games. It's evident in coaching them and seeing the things they do on the floor how good they are together.

This is a very demanding position, and at 59, I don't have the energy to do it the way it needs to be done anymore. I think this coaching staff represented the school well for five good years.

Once I got to the UA and had the resources to receive coaching every day and train with other teammates, I was able to progress very quickly into an internationally competitive level. I stayed on track and have now eventually ended up where I am today, and to know that I made it here through hard work and a great deal of support makes my wins that much more meaningful.

The new coaching staff seemed like they're ready to renovate. They said I was too good for (junior college). I saw the spring game, and they looked like they were motivated.

After the match was abandoned, there were a couple of opportunities to play the match. We suggested using a different referee who was available, or we'd be happy to use their coaching staff if that's what it took. I wasn't going on put those players at risk.

I'm going back into coaching because it's something I want to do. I've been out of it for two years, and I feel removed from the kids. I've always felt coaching was my calling.