Famous Quotes & Sayings

It is important that we are all on the same page and the same time frame. I am a lot more comfortable talking to coaches about staying and making commitments when I know that I am going to be working with them. It provides security for the whole department.

It is most unfortunate that one of the most esteemed coaches in major junior hockey should express his opinions in the fashion that he chose.

Peter Brock

Last year I was a neophyte. It was my first year as coach and I really didn't know how good the team was. This year's team is stronger than last. The championship, really, is ours to lose. We have our sights set high.

Laura's been a pleasure to coach because she's so intelligent and she works so hard, ... Sometimes she works too hard. Working hard for success has transferred over to our other runners, too, so I'm kind of glad I've got her for two more years.

I was with a longtime coach, I wound up moving with him to Florida, ... The training conditions weren't optimal down there. I had some friends here in Texas and pretty much it was a last-minute thing. I just felt that's what I had to do. I just had to put all my eggs in one basket.

I went on an unofficial visit about a month ago. The coaches were awesome. So I made it official last week.

Pat Gillick

I want to win, and whatever the manager and the pitching coach think it takes, we'll go in that direction.

I want to win 19 games. We have won 18 games two times before since I have been coach (seventh year). And I think if we win 19 we'll be in very good shape in the conference.

I was all nervous. I had to remind myself it was just like in practice. Follow through like coach said.

Alison Bales

I was a little frustrated. But Coach did a good job telling me not to worry about it. She told me just to focus and I'd have a good game. That really helped. The rest of the game I did exactly what she told me and it worked.

Vince Carter

I was able to get in the lane and make things happen. Coach (Lawrence Frank) did a good job of putting me in different positions to succeed.

I will be a college coach at some point.

I went up there for a visit, but I didn't have any intentions on making a decision just yet. Then I saw the game, I was around the players and coach (Charlie) Weis and the staff and other recruits and it just fit. It seemed right.

I will never get involved with what the coach does -- the coach is the guy who picks the team.

I was mad I got in foul trouble the past two games. But my team had my back in those games. Coach told me to not put my head down and the team needs me. So I went back out and played hard.

I was just trying not to fumble and make good runs. I was glad that Coach trusted me with the ball.

I was kind of stunned by it, kind of down about it. Coach told us it doesn't matter where we're seeded. He said that we have to prove we deserve a better seeding than what we got.

He's going to go visit with Coach Kennedy and those guys down there. That's the only one (other visit) so far, but I think he's trying to work on going to Kansas State to visit.

He's going to be my full-time secondary coach because he knows the game so well. That's the first thing I saw about him. His speed was lacking, but he made up for it with intelligence.

Chan Gailey

He's been wanting to do it for a long time. Every coach wants to do it. Every coach wants to run it himself.

He's finally figured out how to really work. He wants to try and play at the next level, and I've pointed out little things that (college coaches are) always looking for. He's kind of turned the corner and stepped it up a notch.

Mike Babcock

He's been outstanding, so he's making it as hard on the coach as possible. That's a great thing.

He's been our leader all year. He was voted player of the year in our division by the other coaches because they know he is too.

He's been a hot coach lately, so his name has been out there on the coaching scene for the vacancies. But I was a little surprised.

Ron Zook

He's done an unbelievable job with their program. When you go back and you look, up until just maybe two three years ago, his staff was pretty much intact for such a long period of time. To me, that really says a lot. You look at the record and you can see what he's done, but when you see coaches that stay there for a long period of time, I think it says a lot about the way he runs the program.

Mike Holmgren

He's doing good. But heck, he was the former head coach (in Green Bay) and he doesn't need to go to this game. (He's) doing OK. Healing up.

When they play a collective team game, it's better than the coach telling them about it. We've always talked about it. Tonight, we had more guys on than off.

When they made their run, we just had to stay focused. We just listened to what coach had to say, and every time down the court, we talked about staying together.

We located coach Wagner and sent him an invitation. We will be flying him in from Salem, Oregon.

We lost three players at the end of last year. As a coach with recruiting, I had to fill the spots and find what we needed.

Shane Battier

Hubie treats Brendan just like every other coach. He yells at him just as much.

Doc Rivers

He was kind of a throw-in guy in the trade to make the numbers work, but he has come in here and opened my eyes. Our big-man coach loves him, loves all the little things he does. He's a banger. He's physical. We need that. He's going to make it very interesting. I think he's already making people uncomfortable.

He was just speaking as a football coach who is focused on the job at hand and that's winning. I really don't think he meant any harm. But if he had experienced what we did, his feelings would be the exact same as ours.