Famous Quotes & Sayings

I'd just like to see Namesnik get the job. He's a fine coach and one of (Michigan's) most successful swimmers of all time.

Matt Clement

I don't expect it to be a problem or anything that's an issue. I think (Nipper) kind of comes out of Wally's mold, in a way. To me, a pitching coach is more of a psychologist than a pitching coach.

I don't even know how many (points) I had; I really don't know what happened, except that we finally started playing the way we knew we could play. In the first half, we just didn't play any defense at all. And Coach told us about it at halftime. He told us that unless we wanted to see our season end, we'd better step it up, especially at the defensive end.

Jim Calhoun

I don't find it unusual for Kentucky, with its incredible history and a great coach like Tubby (Smith), for it to turn into that type of game. I thought Kentucky played awfully good.

Ben Roethlisberger

I'd like to go out and play. You don't want to sit there and be rusty for the next week. I'd like to get out there and get some snaps for however long that coach thinks is necessary.

Raja Bell

I don't know what (the problem) is; I'm not a coach.

I don't know that. Coach and I haven't spoken about that.

I don't know what happened at the ARU and I probably shouldn't comment on it but it provided us ... with a fantastic opportunity. That's why a standout coach has been secured.

I don't know what Coach is thinking; I don't know why he's trying to put me on the spot like that. He gives me a lot of credit, but I don't know if it's deserved or not because I have great players around me that make me look better than I am.

Ryan Hollins

I don't know what coach is going to say Monday, but whatever he says I'm going to be shooting free throws in practice. I usually can shrug off going 0-for-2, but, when I kept missing, it got pretty frustrating. I can't let that happen again.

I don't know who decides that. We don't. The coaches must.

I don't know what's going on with them. My coaches and I are talking about it. They cry a lot, they whine.

I don't know of any coach that doesn't try to go inside first. We've got guys we can always count on.

Tommy Bowden

I don't know of anybody. I know he doesn't, and he's been coaching 50-something years.

I don't know yet who it will be. But everyone keeps telling me there are all these coaches available. Well, now we will sit down and find out just who is up for the job.

Tyrone Willingham

I don't coach their team. I have to coach our team. Our job is to prevent them from scoring. We have to do our job.

I could still go into something else, or I could easily coach the rest of my life. I have no idea, but I'm liking it so far.

I'd be a pretty lousy coach if my team didn't get any better, wouldn't I? It just took time.

I am excited about the opportunity to coach in the ABA and for a team that made a great run in the playoffs last year. It is a terrific opportunity for me and I look forward to taking this team to the ABA championship.

I am especially honored that I get to coach on the other side of a guy I really respect. He is one of the coaches that as a young coach you look up to. He has done a fantastic job and they are a very well-coached team. We will have our hands full on Saturday.

Willie Anderson

I am delighted to be back, spending time with my family and use the experience I have, whether I am coaching the Under-14s at Sullivan Upper or coaching coaches at Level 3 (with the IRFU). It is good to be able to help people change,

I am convinced that our new coach understands fully and is determined to meet Indiana University's high overall expectations.

I am being patient and letting things come to me. The team and the coaches have confidence in me. They feel everything with me is about being patient and in a groove.

I always wanted to coach in college, and I always put it on the backburner and said I would do it someday. They were looking for someone with Baylor ties, and me being a player there in the late 80s and being a linebacker there helped.

Pacman Jones

I am just happy to get my feet wet. I just need some reps to get better and Coach Fisher has my back 100 percent. I am just letting one game come at a time. I know when he puts me back there to return, I'll be ready.

Phil Jackson

He was unusual in the fact that he was also an excellent (math) teacher. In those days, most coaches taught P.E.

Ian Snell

He takes his time with everybody, does everything a pitching coach should do. If you're doing something wrong, he'll wait until you're done or wait until after the game, and he'll tell you. That's what you want. You don't want to tell somebody while they're in the game, that messes them up and gets them off track.

He's coach Lowery. He's calm, crazy, cool, collected. Funny, hard, difficult, and insane sometimes. He covers the whole track of everything. And he's a winner.

He's been a dream to coach. Not only is he a nice player, but he works extremely hard. He wins every wind sprint when he really doesn't have to.

He's banged up and a result he's mentally banged up too. We rely on him for a whole lot. Everything kind of falls on his shoulders and he takes more pride in that than most people. That leads to a little more fatigue. I'm not a big fan - no coach is - of missed practice time, but we got to hope that if we sneak some days off in he'll be more energized.

He says we have to be like husband and wife. I'm the coach on the floor; he's the coach off the floor. We have to communicate all time. He listens to my ideas and if they're working, we'll go with it.

Mike Minter

He had been killing us in practice and that is why coach Fox had to put him up. He had been making plays on our defense and really looking good.

Ted Thompson

He had a tough year last year. I wasn't there, but as he went through a workout, the coaches were excited about him.