Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mike Woodson

I think we've kind of forgotten who we were, but we were at least trying to defend a month ago. I'm a defensive coach and we are not playing defensive minded.

Allen Iverson

I think that as far as talent, we have enough to get over the hump. We are just not doing it. You can?t coach it, you can?t preach it. It is just something that players must be willing to do.

I think (any involved) coach would be putting his job in jeopardy.

I think it was an eye-opening experience for him last year to coach women. I think he would say we're really different from the guys.

I think it was a little hard on coach and hard on me.

Barry Alvarez

I think it's very important to emphasize that my immediate focus is to coach the 2005 football team and coach them to its fullest potential, ... The thing that I share with the players ... that I would guarantee them that they will have a great effort and great preparation and tremendous focus from myself and our entire staff. They deserve that because they've worked so hard in preparation for this season, and we will not let them down.

I think it's really just a tribute to our program, a tribute to Coach Weber, the guys we've had in here in the past and just a tribute to our program. The intensity at which we play, how we prepare and go about things.

It goes from the very top all the way down when you're trying to restore things, and the football coach isn't at the very top. I've been to a lot of Memorial's workouts and their games the past couple of years, and I thought (former coach) Dean Colbert did a good job while coping with an overwhelming task.

Allan Ray

It got to a point where coach didn't want me and Randy to guard each other any more. He had to move us on to different guys. It's just so intense, the guards going at each other in practice. It's just brutal.

It has been a privilege to coach Jen Rivera. I mean on and off the floor. She'll do what it takes to win the game. She is all about the team; off the court, a good student and just a great person.

It has been a great ride and I will never forget everybody who has helped me out. Coach (Wayne) Morgan gave me this opportunity. I was not recruited very heavily out of high school.

I think things have been about as normal around here as they can be without having your head coach around. I can't wait to see his face around here again.

I think Tim Cook would have enjoyed the meet. The coaches I talked to had a fun day and everybody seemed relaxed and enjoying themselves. Not having a scoring meet makes this a totally different atmosphere.

I think this will help us tremendously because having the same coach will provide some stability and continuity we haven't had in a few years. Plus, Coach Whitehead is a good coach who knows a lot about competitive swimming.

I think that (softball coach) Joel Prickett should be paying me to recruit.

I think that was a great strategy decision by Coach Williams to put the fresh guys out there and get something going.

I think Terrell showed coach Schmidt he can play and that he's going to go out there and produce to help the team.

I think that is probably the worst game that I have experienced as a coach at Kansas in the last four or five years. It was very disappointing.

It is important that we are all on the same page and the same time frame. I am a lot more comfortable talking to coaches about staying and making commitments when I know that I am going to be working with them. It provides security for the whole department.

Peter Brock

Last year I was a neophyte. It was my first year as coach and I really didn't know how good the team was. This year's team is stronger than last. The championship, really, is ours to lose. We have our sights set high.

Laura's been a pleasure to coach because she's so intelligent and she works so hard, ... Sometimes she works too hard. Working hard for success has transferred over to our other runners, too, so I'm kind of glad I've got her for two more years.

I was with a longtime coach, I wound up moving with him to Florida, ... The training conditions weren't optimal down there. I had some friends here in Texas and pretty much it was a last-minute thing. I just felt that's what I had to do. I just had to put all my eggs in one basket.

I went on an unofficial visit about a month ago. The coaches were awesome. So I made it official last week.

Alison Bales

I was a little frustrated. But Coach did a good job telling me not to worry about it. She told me just to focus and I'd have a good game. That really helped. The rest of the game I did exactly what she told me and it worked.

Vince Carter

I was able to get in the lane and make things happen. Coach (Lawrence Frank) did a good job of putting me in different positions to succeed.

I will be a college coach at some point.

I went up there for a visit, but I didn't have any intentions on making a decision just yet. Then I saw the game, I was around the players and coach (Charlie) Weis and the staff and other recruits and it just fit. It seemed right.

I will never get involved with what the coach does -- the coach is the guy who picks the team.

I was mad I got in foul trouble the past two games. But my team had my back in those games. Coach told me to not put my head down and the team needs me. So I went back out and played hard.

I was just trying not to fumble and make good runs. I was glad that Coach trusted me with the ball.

He's going to go visit with Coach Kennedy and those guys down there. That's the only one (other visit) so far, but I think he's trying to work on going to Kansas State to visit.

Mike Babcock

He's been outstanding, so he's making it as hard on the coach as possible. That's a great thing.

He's been our leader all year. He was voted player of the year in our division by the other coaches because they know he is too.