Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bo Ryan

I see in him a young man that's always wanted to be a Badger, works hard, listens, makes the other guys better in practice, just does all the things a coaching staff likes to see a player do.

B. F. Skinner

I say it's a reflection not just on me but the whole program. It's something the whole program should be proud of because not just one person can do it. You have to have the parents, the coaching staff, the students and the support from the community and I really think we are starting to get that.

People like that are invaluable. They mean so much to a program and they mean so much to the kids. Everybody liked Johnny O'Leary. What meant more to the kids and the coaching staff than actually fixing the field, he gave us his time. It was very precious to have a gentleman like that to give us his time. He took so much pride in what he did.

Steve said it will take two to three years with the same coaching staff to be able to do things like that regularly.

Phil Davis

Steve Diamond and his coaching staff have done a tremendous job down at Saracens and they are looking in good shape for the season,

Some of these kids are 14 years old. I've been coaching twice that long. The future of our program looks pretty interesting.

Bill Callahan

That contingency was constantly discussed and talked about. This wasn't any shock or any surprise to the team, to the players, to Harrison Beck, to his family, to the coaching staff, to the fans or to the media ? everybody knew this was coming.

Aaron Williams

My visit went pretty good. I was real impressed by the new coaching staff, and all of the things they had to say. I'm open right now. I've got to sit down with my mom about it and talk to God about it and figure out which direction I should go. I'll know by this weekend.

Larry Brown

Look, I've been coaching how many years? A long time. I never left a team in worse shape than I got it. Not once. Think about that. Think about me and think about the guy who's talking.

Marvin was looking at it, and it had all these blitzes we were doing. Marvin said to me, 'Let me keep this.' I wasn't going into coaching at the time; I was going to play some more. I said, 'OK,' and let him keep it.

Andy Reid

Marty has demonstrated that he is one of the top offensive minds in the game and he's proven that throughout his NFL coaching career. We're happy to have had him on staff for the past three seasons and with that we feel this transition will be seamless for him and for the rest of the coaching staff.

Marshall always does it and Marshall wasn't in the game. That's an issue for me. We always practice it with Marshall and he's supposed to be in the game. There was some confusion there. That's a coaching deal all the way.

I wish I had 11 more like him. He is one of the type players that only come around every once in awhile. It has been a pleasure coaching and teaching him the last two years. He will be missed not only on the court, but off the court and in the classroom. He is an all-around good kid.

Eric Mangini

I worked for some of the greatest coaching minds in the NFL.

I was thrilled just to be an assistant. This is the greatest honor, other than coaching our girls at Collins Hill, that I've ever been awarded.

Yvette Girouard

I was very proud of the team this week. I was kind of concerned because they knew they were getting some time off and I didn't want them to look ahead. The team and the coaching staff are going to get some rest this weekend. It comes at a great time with the stretch that we are about to encounter.

It feels great. I give all the credit to the kids and the coaching staff. We worked so hard in practice.

Jim Calhoun

It feels good so many guys contributed. We, the coaching staff, to some degree, have become so reliant on Rudy and he didn't have a particularly good evening and that happens to great players and will continue to happen.

It feels really nice to be honored. But it's not really for me. It's more of an honor for our entire coaching staff ---- and it shows who we are as a program.

It feels pretty good that I'll be going to college. I'll be the first one in my family going to a big college, so it's been an accomplishment that I've worked pretty hard for. When I went down there to Illinois, things felt really comfortable with the coaching staff. It's a Big Ten school, and if you can't go to Ohio State, why not play there?

I think Paul did just a wonderful job coaching his team this year. Strategy-wise, I thought Paul did exactly what he needed to do to maximize his talent. I have the utmost respect for him as a game coach.

It definitely makes it harder for us as a coaching staff. You're always disappointed after (a loss) like this. We have some things to work on defensively, and mentally we have to have a better approach.

It hasn't really sunk in yet. I'm sure when it's all said and done, it will rank high on my list of coaching accomplishments. Right now, winning my first state championship is the highlight of my career.

Clint Mathis

It hasn't been the season that I've wanted, ... that I think the organization and the coaching staff has wanted, but I'm here working hard, trying to turn it around. Just not have another season like we did this year.

I'm happy being involved like I am, ... I have no hidden agendas. I'm coaching and doing what I love to do.

I'm hoping we can give them some problems. We know what they're going to do. It's probably the easiest week of coaching in that we already know what we're going to do from the jamboree.

I think we all felt a little bitter. When that announcement was made, every one of us had a pit in our stomach. Hopefully, the team used that as motivation throughout the summer. I know the coaching staff used it as motivation during the summer - that we didn't want to be back in the (WNIT).

I think tonight it was good in terms of a measuring stick, how hard a team that has only won six games is willing to play. I'm just really kind of going to miss four kids that played very hard all year with little success in terms of wins and losses. It was a joy coaching them.

Gabe Norwood

I think that's just me, the team and the coaching staff having so much fun. It's a once in a lifetime thing, so there's no point in getting stressed.

I think that says a lot for our coaching staff and the players we have here.

John Chaney

I will not be here (tonight), but I have a coaching staff that will meet that challenge. I have no doubt about it. I just have to deal with a personal problem (today).

Will Poole

Players love the style of play we play here. Freshmen get an opportunity to come in and play. The coaching staff is just great -- they're jumping around, they're in your face. And you're in L.A. -- who wouldn't want to come to L.A.?

Recruiting and coaching pitching are the two things I've done since I started coaching in 1996,