Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bill Callahan

I love going on the road and visiting with coaches and seeing different players and talking with guys. It was a great dialogue. I look forward to getting out in the spring and visiting with a lot more coaches.

Their coach said and illegal scissor hold by their wrestler should have been called.

Their coaches do such a good job of recruiting the kids with passion and energy. You don't always see that. A lot of these college coaches are dry, have no personality and are very bland.

I'm not so sure the (Michigan State) coaches were happy that I went home, but it was something I had to do.

I'm not really in favor of that, but I know most of the coaches are. I'd rather have just one state championship. But I do understand the small-school-versus-the-larger-school (issue), and I know that's what they're looking at.

I'm not one of those coaches who cries about officiating. You can't whine about a play that happened two plays ago. You have to focus on what's in front.

The first time you meet Coach (Pete) Savage, it is real intimidating.

Kevin Mawae

The coach said it was the entire offense - get it right - not just the line.

The coach put it on us and we didn't come up with the big play.

Bill Self

The Coach of the Year doesn't make the season more gratifying, winning six games on the road by double digits and finishing the way we did being so young is what was so gratifying. This year we started 1-2 and nobody thought we had a shot.

The coach never promised me a starting position, but he did say that if I work hard enough, I'll see playing time. And maybe, in time, I could move up to a starting role.

Martin Jol

The coach must fit our profile -- a coach who understands the Dutch league and offensive and distinctive football. We need to find a solution soon, so someone is in place for next season.

Daniel Alfredsson

The coach knows we can create things and we did.

The coach is pretty confident about where he sits and what he needs to do. I heard a presentation he made recently about the club's future. It was very impressive. He's got a fantastic plan and he'll stick with it.

The coaching was great today. That run gave us an extra edge. It really helped our pitchers out, and it was great for momentum. There was a little trash talking going on between us and them so this was a big win for us.

The coaching team has identified a utility back with some experience as a target addition, and I can think of no one better than Denzil to re-join our first team squad.

The coaching staff is optimistic about this year's club. Nine of our 18 players are returning from last year's roster and we have some quality additions who will also have an immediate impact.

The coaching staff is looking to the players who stood out last season to continue this trend and stand out even more - to take their games to another level. We hope to see the players who do not typically get the limelight to enhance their team contributions and roles.

John Higgins

The coaching staff has welcomed me with open arms,

The coaching staff has really been emphasizing getting to players quicker. Not necessarily to make a big hit, but to take away their time and space to make a play.

The coaching staff could not have been more proud of the way the team played, even if we would have won. We would have been happier, should we have won, but not more proud.

The coaching staff could not be more proud of the way the men on this team conducted themselves this past week with everything going on. And after having some tough results today they took it like true sportsmen.

The coaching profession is not designed for coaches.

The coaching is better for me now (because) I've been able to understand the scheme better. That's why I think I'm doing a little better.

Luiz Scolari

The coach has still not been chosen. There are four or five names and only within seven or 15 days will it be settled.

The coaches were just yelling at me to take a knee. They told me it wasn't high school.

The coaches were all nice, enthusiastic and they want to win.

The coaches want to see us play like that.

The coaches wanted us pressure them and get the lead at the beginning. That is what we did.

The coaches want a two-time state champion. As a freshman, they thought I could be a two-time state champion. I'm trying to fulfill their dreams, not only mine.

David Ryan

The coaches told us as soon as we started preparing for Manhattan that they were a talented team, that, even though they didn't have C.J. Anderson, that they are still talented and they have other guys who can step up like (freshman Devon) Austin. I don't really know what it is. I wish I could put my finger on it that this is the reason we did what we did in the first half. There is no excuse for what we did, but we have to learn from it.

Daniel Gibson

The coaches told me to go out there and be smart. I thought those drives were smart drives. I was under control and my teammates put me in a good position.

The coaches told me I was the last defensive player they'd ever put on the floor. Now they are comfortable with me. I guess it's way better than it was a few months ago.