Famous Quotes & Sayings

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.

Our coaching staff has some significant changes. Mark Hagen has returned as the varsity assistant. His experience and savvy will pay immediate dividends to our players.

Our coaching staff has been totally supportive of what we are doing, ... It's the right thing to do.

Our coaching staff had us prepared so well that I feel like we knew their plays better than ours.

Our coaching staff did do a great job. We knew that play was coming.

Dave Pietramala

Our coaching staff and players are excited to be a part of something that honors Doyle Smith, a man who dedicated so much of his time and energy to the sport of lacrosse. This is a wonderful tribute to Doyle and the Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse program is proud to pay tribute to him for all that he did for this game.

Robert has started for us since the ninth grade. I have enjoyed coaching him and the time we spent together. I wish we could keep longer.

It doesn't matter that he hasn't been able to give us the hands-on coaching that he's done in the past. This is his scheme and coach has become our inspiration. We've dedicated ourselves to work as well together as he and Coach Marshall have through all of this.

E. B. White

I think I'm fighting an uphill battle. You've got to look at it from a coaching standpoint: 'Can we rely on this guy?' That's what they have to think. But I'm just going to go out and play. If I get hurt again, I get hurt again. But I've got two bionic knees now.

E. B. White

I think I'm fighting an uphill battle, ... You've got to look at it from a coaching standpoint: 'Can we rely on this guy?' That's what they have to think. But I'm just going to go out and play. If I get hurt again, I get hurt again. But I've got two bionic knees now.

I think I'll have more of a coaching role this spring -- try to teach the young guys what I know.

We didn't play a lick of defense. We played with our heads down and there was poor coaching on our part.

Michael Vick

We are going to get it on, ... Two great coaching staffs, two great quarterbacks, two great teams. That's the way it should be.

John Eldredge

God endowed you with a glory when he created you, a glory so deep and mythic that all creation pales in comparison.

The difference between the general manager and the coaching staff is they don't go to work 'til February, ... The general manager has to go to work right now. We'd like to let the new owner make as many of those major decisions as possible.

All of the guys coming in are big-time guys. They're guys that are wanted very much so by this coaching staff.

All of the girls on the team know that they can score and that they can rebound. The key for us is to make sure that they can do that consistently and play the way they are capable. You're very happy as a coaching staff when you have four players in double figures.

Bruce Pearl

And he looked at me, and he put the whistle in his mouth like I was coaching and he was going to give me a technical. I said, 'What, are you going to throw me out?' And he ran over to security. Before anything could happen, I just left the gym and went to the concession stand.

And for what? Nobody gets into coaching for the money, but it helps, and you start to say is it worth it?

Lou Holtz

Remember this. Bear Bryant retired at age 69, and he died 28 days after he stopped coaching. If you don't have something, and a purpose in your life, you're gonna die.

Any time you make a coaching change, numbers probably fluctuate.

That's amazing. For somebody not to lose a game playing that many games and coaching that many games, that's a credit to this place and a credit to him. That's just crazy.

That's a real good group of captains. I know the coaching staff and the team are extremely pleased with that foursome.

To be honest, I have a hard time imagining college golf without Mike Holder coaching at OSU, ... He is responsible for me being a coach. Whether you like him or not, you can't help but respect him. He is truly one of the icons of our sport, and it won't be the same without him.

Gary Williams

Coaching was easy tonight because the game was so hard. It sounds funny, but when you have to coach a game like that, you do whatever it takes to win.

Coaching them is a pleasure. That's why when they come out and have a half like that, it's like you don't know what to do because you don't see it very often.

Coaching keeps me very busy, but I love it. When I went into teaching, I knew I wanted to coach, too.

Coaching is very very satisfying... watching players put in place in games what you have taught them at training can be rewarding.

Coaching isn't a great mystery. It's Just hard work, determination, and inspiration at the right moment.