Famous Quotes & Sayings

It's a pleasure to be coaching in this environment,

It's kind of like walking on the field. We expect them to win. Well, we expect them to get a scholarship -- if that's something they want to do. Not every kid wants to play college football. But we think that if you're in this District 5 program and want to be a scholarship player, you should get one here. It's our job as coaches to help you get one.

It's going to have a huge impact. Because I feel I have a sense of what this team is about and what's needed. Hopefully, the type of coach that we need gets the job.

Steve Sampson

It's going to be enjoyable to have everyone here for the most part so I can rely on some consistent players, ... I'm not going to use it as an excuse, players going in and out of their national team, but I think any coach would like consistency and it has been difficult but everyone's making sacrifices around the league and now we should have our team in place in preparation for these final matches.

It's going to be interesting. Everybody's anticipating (Thursday). It's going to be a scramble if it doesn't work out the way most of us coaches would like to have it.

It's good, because now everyone knows it's possible. As coaches, you can always motivate that way. Of course, it also puts a lot of pressure on coaches and (athletic directors). They can say, 'We have all the resources they have, why can't we do that?' But it's great for college basketball.

Any time you see an eighth grader take it to a senior like that it always makes the other coaches cringe and it makes me smile.

Jimmy Johnson

I can't confirm any rumors. I'm happy doing what I'm doing. I have no interest in going back to coaching.

John Eldredge

God endowed you with a glory when he created you, a glory so deep and mythic that all creation pales in comparison.

Lou Holtz

Remember this. Bear Bryant retired at age 69, and he died 28 days after he stopped coaching. If you don't have something, and a purpose in your life, you're gonna die.

The last two years I've gone to (West's) summer open mats and coach Nicola has helped me out a lot. I knew I'd have some good workout partners at West and it's actually a lot better fit for me here academically. The past two years I've cut more weight than I should have. I'm more tall and lean but I'm mostly muscle and I have more energy not cutting so much.

The last two games, we played some good teams - Fullerton and Pacific. The players and coaches know that we can play a lot better than what we have been. For the rest of the season, we feel and we hope we'll be a lot better than we have been the past two weekends.

Dick Vermeil

The kind of guy Joe is and the coach he was at the time he left, I think he got like all of us do: You miss it. You miss the competitive parts of the game and the people involved in the game. I told him he wouldn't have any problems if he surrounded himself with good coaches and good people.

Jake White

The lineout should be a contest. I spoke to Clive (Woodward, coach of the Lions) on Tuesday and we spoke about the numbers in the lineout.

The loss is painful, but the most painful thing is to not be able to coach those three seniors again.

The league is going to be very competitive this year, especially with the new teams. There are a lot of good players and good coaches in this league and it is going to be tough. We already have a lot to overcome so there is much to do to get ready for the season.

Lou Holtz

If you look at the history of Notre Dame, if you hire a coach who's been successful at another college program, they're going to be ultra successful at Notre Dame because the talent will always be there.

The disease has passed around the whole team. Coach has been on us about that, but there's nothing he can do about that. It was pretty tough to watch.

Ray Allen

The discipline stuff, I'm going to leave that to the coaches and management,

The difference between the general manager and the coaching staff is they don't go to work 'til February, ... The general manager has to go to work right now. We'd like to let the new owner make as many of those major decisions as possible.

The day after the opening ceremony, when suddenly you have people competing for medals in every event. ... It's like real reality TV. We're not going to be talking about skeleton coaches the day after the opening ceremony.

All of the guys coming in are big-time guys. They're guys that are wanted very much so by this coaching staff.

All of the girls on the team know that they can score and that they can rebound. The key for us is to make sure that they can do that consistently and play the way they are capable. You're very happy as a coaching staff when you have four players in double figures.

All of the feedback from the coaches was positive. Fallon told us that they hope we keep having the tournament because they'll keep coming.

Barry Alvarez

All of our sports are fully funded. We're trying to give all of our coaches the opportunity to compete at a high level. These coaches have shown that you can.

Michael Wright

All of the other coaches in the state, and myself included, have told him that he's a monster, and he has to wrestle like it.

All the coaches talk about his upside. He runs the floor well, he has a good shooting touch and he has two more years left of high school.

All the coaches said he had talent. It's hard to see your kid get rejected.

Mike Milbury

All the coaches and players are disappointed about Steve because they like him. He worked hard at it, but it just wasn't happening.

Kevin Steele

All the defensive coaches tighten up when '23' gets the ball.

All season the coaches have been stressing these things. I feel it's our responsibility as players to do them. We haven't executed sometimes, and we've gotten ourselves into trouble. That's why we've lost some of the games that we have in the past. At this point, there's no leeway for that.

Bruce Pearl

And he looked at me, and he put the whistle in his mouth like I was coaching and he was going to give me a technical. I said, 'What, are you going to throw me out?' And he ran over to security. Before anything could happen, I just left the gym and went to the concession stand.

And for what? Nobody gets into coaching for the money, but it helps, and you start to say is it worth it?