Famous Quotes & Sayings

I won't be coaching at the Hunters next year, and I won't coach in the NBL again.

I wish I had 11 more like him. He is one of the type players that only come around every once in awhile. It has been a pleasure coaching and teaching him the last two years. He will be missed not only on the court, but off the court and in the classroom. He is an all-around good kid.

Lindsey Harding

I woke up knowing we were going to win this for her. I wanted to win this for Coach G. I get tired of people saying she can't win the big game.

Eric Mangini

I worked for some of the greatest coaching minds in the NFL.

I was thrilled just to be an assistant. This is the greatest honor, other than coaching our girls at Collins Hill, that I've ever been awarded.

I was very shocked at that. If there's trouble, he's the head coach. Who is supposed to stem it?

Yvette Girouard

I was very proud of the team this week. I was kind of concerned because they knew they were getting some time off and I didn't want them to look ahead. The team and the coaching staff are going to get some rest this weekend. It comes at a great time with the stretch that we are about to encounter.

I was thrilled to learn that he'd be the coach of USA. And obviously even more thrilled that I made the team and that I'd get to play for him again. I hope I am smarter than I was in college.

Gilbert Arenas

I was the one who was helping him out. But I guess he heard from somebody that I told Coach not to play him in Game 3. It wasn't like that.

I was in awe. Coach pretty much ripped us at halftime, tearing into us, and we took it to heart. This is the start of Big East season, and you don't want to start 0-1.

Joakim Noah

I was getting recruited by low, low Division I schools. Actually, that's not true. Coach Howland was the first one to recruit me when he was still at Pittsburgh.

I was extremely disappointed Brittany Wilkins was not an all-conference player. And I will mention it to the coaches in our league.

It feels great. I need to thank the coaches for the extra work they've put in and my teammates for their help.

It feels great. I give all the credit to the kids and the coaching staff. We worked so hard in practice.

It feels great. A lot of hard work scouting, preparing and watching film, but more importantly there is a lot of good coaches out there that don't have a group like I have. If you don't have kids like I have this year, there is no way we could be doing the things we're doing now.

It felt like home being back at my alma mater and where I coached for so long. I really wanted this one, and it helps keep that winning streak going.

Jim Calhoun

It feels good so many guys contributed. We, the coaching staff, to some degree, have become so reliant on Rudy and he didn't have a particularly good evening and that happens to great players and will continue to happen.

Tarence Kinsey

It feels good. Last year we were one-and-done, but I think right now we developed some toughness that we don't want to lose. The coaches keep putting it in our heads that we're champions, play like champions.

It feels good. It's great, it's something that I worked for. It feels deserving, but it means more to my family than it does to me. It means a lot especially those who pushed me, like coach Keys, who prepared me for senior year.

Juan Dixon

It feels good going into each and every game knowing when you are going into the game, ... I know here, coach is looking to put me in around the three- or four-minute mark of the first quarter. Last year, I had no idea. You could never get a feel for the rotation.

It feels really nice to be honored. But it's not really for me. It's more of an honor for our entire coaching staff ---- and it shows who we are as a program.

It feels really good right now. To be honest, we're not focusing on the NCAA Tournament right now. The coaches haven't even talked about it. We're just taking it game by game.

It feels pretty good that I'll be going to college. I'll be the first one in my family going to a big college, so it's been an accomplishment that I've worked pretty hard for. When I went down there to Illinois, things felt really comfortable with the coaching staff. It's a Big Ten school, and if you can't go to Ohio State, why not play there?

I think so, because he's such an important coach and he's known everywhere. It's going to seem a little different.

I think she?s really coming into who she can really be and I think that?s a big reason why coach has been so hard on her, he?s seen the talent in her. For her to play like this, she just took it all on her back tonight and got us a win.

I think Sandy coached a great game. Their kids should be applauded.

I think Paul did just a wonderful job coaching his team this year. Strategy-wise, I thought Paul did exactly what he needed to do to maximize his talent. I have the utmost respect for him as a game coach.

Tom Crean

I think rivalries don't just happen anymore. They've got to be created on the floor. I think a couple coaches could get together and manipulate the situation but that would be short-lived. I think what happens on the floor creates the rivalry: a buzzer-beater, a double-overtime game, a couple games down to the wire.

I think Rick is one of the most, if not the most respected coaches in the league. So, for us to come in here after losing the last three years to them was huge. We're playing well and we just can't let the team slip.

Kyle Wilson

I think Coach was probably a little frustrated just because we were a little sloppy after having a couple days off. I imagine that (today), after having today's practice, will be a lot better.

Katie Douglas

I think coach Thibault does use his NBA experience to our advantage. He's definitely a player's coach.

I think Coach Pearl has done a great job. There's a lot of excitement at Tennessee and their kids are playing hard and playing well. It's become one of the toughest places to go and play.

Ryan Hansen

I think coach Olson likes that second time (facing ASU) to be a restful week.