Famous Quotes & Sayings

Josh Smith

Don?t be like all the other Lions coaches, how they got fired and stuff. Be a good coach and be supportive.

Omar Vizquel

Doing all this crazy stuff is what makes the coaches and managers consider voting for you,

Oliver Luck

Considering all the uncertainties he faced with the team (last year), he did a remarkable job. He deserved his coach of the year (award), clearly.

The next week, (New York coach Tom) Coughlin was waving to his own crowd. He wanted to get them doing the same thing.

The next day, we're doing pre-practice work and he comes in with jeans on. Coach has never worn jeans to practice. From there we kind of knew something was wrong.

You try not to cut a good football player, ... so all of those guys who are on that proverbial bubble, they've got to play at a level where the coach says, 'We can't get rid of him.'

Ian Thorpe

You tell your coach that you're going skiing for the weekend and they freak out a little bit,

The North Dakota win was great, but we have to get over that now. I know once we get to Arkansas, my team will be ready to play. Last year, coach Jewett told us we had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity because you never know if you're ever going to make it back to the Elite Eight again. Now, we are lucky enough to have a second chance. I'm definitely going to take those words to heart.

Billy Donovan

Then my coaches told me that I'm going recruiting.

The offensive line has played well. Coach (Pete) Hurt has done a great job with them. To me, the hardest place to learn to play in college football is in the offensive line. A lot of people just think it's pushing and shoving, but it's a lot of skill and a lot of exactness, a lot of technique and a lot of precision. We've done a good job.

Even without (Erwin) Albany is still a pretty good team. Our guys showed up to play tonight and the coaching staff couldn't be happier about that.

Even when Dana was a player, I've always known she'd become an excellent coach.

Norv Turner

That's similar to coaching Troy. There's pressure every day in terms of coaching him, so I think I'll be all right.

Tom Zbikowski

That's our team. We're way too competitive. We're not just going to, as coach says, 'Slap it out there.' We're going to go out there, and plays are going to be made, people are going to be hit.

That's our fault. It wasn't our players; the coaches were the ones that made the mistake.

That's something that not only us and the coaching staff, but the fans want to see, too. Back in '95 and '96 when Warrick Dunn and Rock Preston did it, it was real effective.

That's something that Coach B wants, to be able to put someone in ... and have her be confident in herself.

That's the first time I've ever seen anything like that in all of my coaching years and my playing years, so it was interesting.

That's the fastest time of any runner I've ever coached down in Danville.

Allan Ray

That's one thing Coach stressed early in the season, that if we're going to play four guards, we better rebound.

That's one of the things coach Ryan has been trying to get through to some of my teammates - when to attack...he always says when to hold 'em, when to fold 'em. I think that's what we're still learning and still recognizing as a team, as a group.

Marty Schottenheimer

That's one of the reasons why he's a successful coach. You know that image he creates, with the jutting jaw? That's how he approached every task he's ever had. He started early on to find an edge because he needed it.

Chad Brown

That's obviously very motivating, ... Coach putting the red dot on you (while) watching film and letting you know this was not acceptable. He was an equal opportunity dotter. No one has played perfectly.

Mike Sherman

That intensity to win transfers to his coaches and players. I don't think that has ever wavered at all.

It's like I can't let Coach Floyd down. I'm just trying to keep him happy, because he's made me a better person, on and off the court.

It's nice to get Coach Saban a win. There's always competition.

Martin Brodeur

It's nice, he's a great coach who's had a lot of success with us.

It's nice, but its more on those guys than it is on me. They are such a big part of it. I have had the pleasure to coach a lot of great kids and I like my team. I like what I'm doing and I like my team and I don't know how many coaches around here can say that, but I like these kids.

Mike Brady

It's nice to play our rivals to the north. Jane Shields is a good coach and her teams always come out and play hard.

It's nice to have veterans on your team who can take the game over when the coach gets kicked out of the game. And Anthony Goldwire showed why he played in the NBA for so long.

Bronson Arroyo

It's nice to have that familiarity, knowing how you should be looking and how you should be throwing the ball. I personally enjoy a pitching coach who's very laid back, very hands off for the most part, unless you have a problem.

Pete Carroll

It's nice to have Nick back. He's an outstanding coach with great enthusiasm and fire. (He) knows our system well and was using it at Idaho.

It's nice to have a couple of coaches who've played the same position. I've watched a lot of tape and tried to work on my game.