Famous Quotes & Sayings

I may have turned several shades of red. I was looking to Coach Koetter to throw me a life preserver, ... I'll be ready at some point, but give me a chance; I've been a little busy.

I'm coming back regardless. Whoever the coach is, I'll just play my game and everything will be cool.

I'm coaching my team, so I'm going to keep doing that until someone tells me not to, keep working as hard as I can.

Steve Parris

I'm coaching my son now and I'm more defensive-minded in my coaching than offensive-minded. I think the home run totals in the big leagues are going to come down again. The game is going toward faster, leaner guys.

Jeremy Wariner

I'm a whole different runner from a couple of years ago, ... My race has been fundamentally perfect the last couple of years. In the big races I stay confident. I just listened to Coach Hart throughout my career, and there's no telling where I can go from here.

I'm an offensive coach, and when the guys want to try and score and they think they can score, I'm going to let them go score. I don't want to tighten them up.

Mekhi Phifer

I'm a soccer dad at heart. I want five kids, and I want to get married. I want to coach Little League.

If there's been any change, it's been that we are now more aggressive. To me in years past, it wasn't always like that. There was more of an emphasis and pressure to perform. Now, Coach has been real laid back and lets us go out there and play and make plays.

Ken Hitchcock

If our team was loaded and had everybody in it and we were making the mistakes we're making now, you'd have a very upset coaching staff. But there's big picture stuff going on and we've got to keep it realistic.

If our seniors don't play well we don't win that football game. I also think our coaches did a good job getting us ready to play last week. We need to be just as good this week. This game is just as important as last week's game. We have to win, then hope for some help to get into the playoffs.

David Shields

If our sample is representative of the larger youth sport population, this finding would suggest that there are nearly 2 million kids being physically abused by their coaches each year.

I personally don't feel like we're ready to be contenders. But some of the coaches have been telling me that we're in a good position to sneak in and surprise some people.

Al Jefferson

I owe it to myself, to the fans and to the Celtics and the coaches to come back next year ready to play. That's my goal.

I owe everything I did as a player to Mike Martz. A lot of what I did as a coach - he got me started. He would talk to me when other people wouldn't. So I owe a lot of what I've done in football to Mike Martz.

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.

I passed my physical for the Dolphins. I've met with Coach McCarthy twice. I'd love to come back to Green Bay.

I had a five-year plan when I took over as head coach in 2001, ... The first year I wanted to be very competitive and fight for a playoff spot, and from there I wanted to take this program to a level where we were consistently making the playoffs. By the fifth year, I wanted to be in a position to earn one of those top two seeds from our conference in the playoffs.

I had a feeling the coaches were scheming something,

I had a concern about the fact I have got a coach under contract who I felt was being targeted.

Steve Spurrier

I guess you guys have to be a coach to understand. Once you spend a year with your guys, that's your team. That's just your team. I try to live in the present.

Willie Roaf

I had a meeting with coach Edwards. He's a great coach. He's been around, played in the league a long time. It made sense to come back next year and give it another chance. Talking to him, I just thought we had some unfinished business. We needed to get back and see what we could do.

Luke Ridnour

I just run the team, get out in transition, and get the guys the ball. With coach Hill the court has been more open and we've been able to score points. It has definitely helped us. We just need to find a way to win.

I really want to emphasize that we have good people here and we can never lose sight of that. Sometimes people focus on the things that went wrong and forget we have great players. I have told the players that I will be patient. ... I had a role model in my coach Pat Quinn when I was a player. He had a goal that he would never ruin anyone's outlook on the game.

Marv Levy

I regret that I was not more specific in stating that I will not be serving in a coaching capacity.

Chauncey Billups

I remember before I left we had the program really rocking. It was loud when there was a lot of kids in the building. When you've got kids in there it makes it extra loud. Even if it's not filled to capacity, it feels like it because they're just so excited to be there. So, I thought what better way to try to help Coach Patton and the program out than to have lots of kids in the building?

I remember 2000. That was a whale of a game. I remember they scored 77 points in the finals. Coach (Nick) Coleman does a great job with them. They execute real well.

Sylvia Hatchell

I love playing over here. This is a great environment. This is what every coach and every player dreams of, to play in a situation like this.

Billy Donovan

I love our team, ... I love coaching this team. When I come to practice every day, I just love being on the floor. I just love their eagerness.

I love the guy, that guy is awesome. I never played for a coach like that in my whole life. . . . I'm just happy he's happy. If he's happy, I'm happy.

Brandon Roy

Illinois is a physical team. Coach said to keep penetrating, keep trying to get to the line and open up things for the other players.

I look back every time. I love it when Coach Sloan gets on me,

Steven Jackson

I'll wait for a new coaching staff to tell me that.

I live in South Jersey and it is unfortunate I can't play in the Cape-Atlantic League at Absegami for coach (Doug) Colman, but I think I made a good decision to play at the Hun School,