Famous Quotes & Sayings

We've had an up-and-down season, but I love it here. Great area, the guys are great, the coaching is good. ... I'm enjoying it.

LeBron James

To make our team better, I felt I had to become a better defensive player. It's very hard. You have to put your mind to it and really want to do it. I give a lot of credit to our coaching staff.

Tonight, he kept with it. He did what good shooters are supposed to do. He kept shooting. He had some real good looks that didn't go down, and then he made the big ones when the game was on the line. There was nothing about coaching there. That's about a kid between the lines and getting the job done.

This was my first time back coaching in Rankin County and I know so many people down here, so I was hoping we would have a good showing. I hope we can keep it up the next two days.

Joe Gibbs

We have great chemistry, great character. Our goals would be to keep everybody -- the coaching staff, the players -- together and hopefully improve next year. We all feel like we've got something going here.

When I was coaching college ball, we did a lot of recruiting and saw a lot of high school games, and I'll be honest, it was like a state championship atmosphere; it was that crazy.

We would get in one-on-one situations with her and then pass the pass for some reason. That really frustrated us as a coaching staff.

Chris Quinn

We're not pleased with the final result, but with the inexperience we had we think it was a very successful year. It was the most fun we've ever had coaching a team, and next year we should be much improved.

To say you're pressing, that's true, no doubt. Even the coaching staff. We haven't been hitting, our pitching hasn't been as good as the first half...nice to stop the bleeding.

To say you're pressing, that's true, no doubt, ... Even the coaching staff. We haven't been hitting, our pitching hasn't been as good as the first half...nice to stop the bleeding.

We had a couple of different game plans. We have game plan A, B, and C, and we went through the gamut of all of them. The fun of coaching this team is the versatility. We did different things today and really tried to keep them guessing, and I thought we kept them off balance.

We like his energy, size and I think he'll be a very good defender under Jeff (Van Gundy) and the coaching staff. He can be effective in the paint and he proved on the summer team that he is a much better shooter than people thought he was. We feel fortunate to have him signed.

We don't like to play a deep sweeper like some teams. We like to step up our players to keep it tight in the midfield. It's something I've picked up coaching at higher levels.

When we picked the date, we didn't have any idea that I would be coaching the varsity.

When I went up there, I just fell in love with the coaching staff. They've been awesome, really. The system they run is a lot of what they did at West Virginia, which fits the way I play. It fits perfectly.

The only frustrating thing is that we haven't had all the pieces in place. The group that's healthy has gotten a lot better. They have great team chemistry, so really, and it's even hard for me to believe, that I've really enjoyed coaching this team. None of us like losing, but it's a pretty mature group. I hope for their sake we get a few more wins.

We still have medal potential but we've lost two of them now. Anyway, we need to move on. I am confident in the coaching staff. We all need to be very calm.

Cobi Jones

I like the guys on the team and the coaching here. I especially like the management. The Galaxy have been really good to me.

Fred Thompson

We are loaded with a lot of weaknesses. As a coaching staff, we are trying to stay positive and keep the kids positive and right this ship as the season progresses.

We're coming to a point where we'll have to make a decision, but the skills he refines while playing shortstop will serve him regardless of where he ends up. We have a new coaching staff and we'd like their input.

There is merit in that argument. I see no logic, though, in committing coaching suicide as per the Welsh.

Pete Carroll

Walt has been coaching too long to let his team not respond.

Antawn Jamison

We were so disappointed in ourselves. To come out in the first game like that. National TV. The spotlight. And we pretty much laid an egg. We embarrassed the coaching staff, we embarrassed ourselves. We showed that in practice (Sunday). It wasn't one of those practices where we just showed up, took a few shots and went home. Coach was on us and we went at it. That's what you saw in this game.

You know, they're such a team. They've gotten hurt a little more this year with injuries and with coaching changes, but we've still got to go out and make plays.

John Elway

When I retired, I really wanted to spend time with my family and kids. Coaching would have prevented that due to the commitment of the job and travel that goes with it, too.

We've been fortunate with 60 guys out for wrestling to get 13-14 quality guys all on the mat (at different weight classes). This is the first time in my 16 years coaching that I've had 14 guys with winning records.

Brian Dawkins

We got the personnel, we got the coaching and we got everything we need to turn that thing around,

We have a three-second play, and it involves Davenport at the other end of the court. That's not coaching genius.

We haven't had many wins since I've been coaching here. It's a sure lift. We're happy to get the win tonight.

The problem is when they are overly focused on their kids and coaching or criticizing their kids.

Jim Calhoun

Those kids, many of them were passed over by Big East schools and others. I tip my hat to their courage, to their conviction to staying with what they have, to the incredible coaching job that Jimmy did. That's going to be a very happy group down in Fairfield County, I'm sure.

We were just trying to get at the quarterback. We watched a lot of film and (the coaching staff) prepared us well.

Bobby Johnson

To have an experienced quarterback, it just makes your coaching job a whole lot easier,