Famous Quotes & Sayings

There are a lot of smiles at practices. The coaches are even making jokes.

Jim Larranaga

There are so many great coaches who never get to the major level. I hope that I do represent them here.

The only thing I want to say about this game is I was extremely excited for our seniors. It's been a pleasure to coach them, and it's been a pleasure to learn from them, too.

What you all know, is what we know. Whenever coach makes his decision, we've got to be ready, regardless.

What will my job description be as the general manager of the New York Jets? It's one sentence: My job is to get the head coach players. We will look under every rock, every day.

Hidetoshi Nakata

Have you ever heard players saying I prefer 4-4-2 or 3-5-2? The decision is always made by the coach, so the players can't decide. Of course the players have to play how the coach tells them to. If you can't play that way then go back home.

Pat Haden

Having two weeks to prepare is a great advantage. I'm interested to see what Coach Weis has planned, particularly the first 15 offensive plays, which he scripts.

Having those fumbles in the last game was shocking, ... This isn't something the coaches are ignoring. Coach Mac was really going at it.

Hayden Fry

(Having a proven winner returning at quarterback) makes you feel very confident about your offense, ... But the thing that offsets that confidence is the fact that as a coach you're always scared to death that your number one quarterback, who is really outstanding, is going to become injured. Normally, the drop-off to number two is pretty big because they are so good that it's pretty hard for the number two to fill their shoes.

Dee Brown

Guys are a little confused, and coach is yelling all the time. It's going to be a grind. The Big Ten is a grind-out conference.

He's a great coach. I've taken a lot off the court from him and I'm sure I'll use it when I go to college.

He's a great coach a player's coach. The guys all love him.

He's a good coach, he's a good guy, you want to keep him around if you can, but really what we're trying to do is win, and ultimately by winning, it will secure his job.

Shane Doan

He's a fiery guy. The way he played is the way he coached, and you love that as a player to know that your coach is on your side and is into the game as much as you are.

He's a great teacher and coach. His players are very well-skilled in fundamentals, and that made them tougher than most of us. Plus, he had talent. Combine that with his coaching, and you have an undefeated (regular) season. He did a remarkable job.

Going unbeaten (in the league) for a second straight year is a big deal to the coaching staff and the kids. I don't know if it's ever been done before, and we're trying to make it happen.

He?s a lot like coach (Charlie) Weis, a guy who gets under your skin a little bit. It?s tough love.

He's a leader, not just in statistics, but a true leader on our football team. He leads by example. He's not a rah-rah guy. He's got a real sense of maturity about him. He leads and people follow. He's the kind of kid that makes coaching worthwhile. That's how we all feel about him, and he's having a great year on top of it, individually.

He's as good a coach as they could have selected. Selfishly, I'm glad to see him leave the league.

He's a scout's delight, but a coach killer,

He's a really straightforward coach. You know what he expects. If you're doing what he expects to get done, you've got no problems.

He's already told me some things. I would just say this: When we meet, frank discussion between owner and coach is always valuable. I welcome anything he has to say and I will reciprocate with anything I think is necessary going forward to make us who we want to be.

He's got really good leadership at home. His mom and dad are good people and they push him hard in academics. But sports have kind have been his motivation to give him a kind of inner strength rather than mom, dad, teacher and coach McLaughlin getting on him. You can see that he wants to do it for himself.

Jon Gruden

He's got great versatility. We led the league in rushing one year in Oakland, and they led the league in passing the following year, so he's got great versatility. He can coach the line, he can coach the quarterbacks, and he's had results everywhere he's been. He's a very creative guy, very disciplined, and he's got a great work ethic.

He's just really, really focused on turning this around. He has a plan, and it starts with finding a coach that shares his mind-set, someone who can help keep turmoil out of the locker room.

E. B. White

He's definitely auditioning for a head coaching job, maybe not here but he's going to get a head coaching job. He's a great coach, a players' coach and he's going to give it his all. He played the game and played it well.

Pete Newell

He seems to have kind of an innate understanding of the game for someone as young as he is. I don't think it will be three years before he plays. I think (Lakers coach Phil Jackson) will like him.

He seemed to be an optimist and remained an optimist. I heard that one of the last comments he made was that he said he was impressed with Coach O's recruiting and thought Ole Miss would have a good team next year.

Richard Davis

He should want to play. As good as he is a football player, he's going to be a better coach when it's all said and done.

Tim Hudson

He should be a combination of a pitching coach, psychologist and friend.

Larry Coker

His track record as a college football coach speaks for itself. He will do a tremendous job.

Emeka Okafor

I think it's just a testament to how good of a coach and person he is. He can't make us run suicides or punish us for not being here. We wanted to do this. We wanted to be here to show our appreciation. He's a great guy and a great coach and everybody's here to show love for him.

I think it's good that coach is keeping us focused, making sure we're not doing anything that we shouldn't be doing to take any energy away from us.