Famous Quotes & Sayings

Hines Ward

We have a coach who's been here 14 years, and that says something right there about how the team operates.

We have a burnt-out coach which could contain 50 or 60 people. We won't know that until we've recovered it.

We had three tough road games and won two of them. Any coach in the country would be happy with that.

This was my first time back coaching in Rankin County and I know so many people down here, so I was hoping we would have a good showing. I hope we can keep it up the next two days.

Those two guys are lights out. (Pitching coach Xavier Hernandez) and me don't even have to talk. If we have the lead after seven, he knows who goes in.

This team sort of rides my attitude, and if I'm ornery, they get nervous, and if I get frustrated, they get frustrated. So I was very focused tonight on just playing this game together and having fun. I didn't do any wonderful coaching other than letting my team play.

This team played scrappy and hard-nosed all year long. We know how well Flanagan is coached and that their pitcher would be throwing in the zone. There was no give up, and the kids learned how to play hard.

This team has worked so hard all season. This says a lot for these kids. I love coaching a team like this.

Jay Cutler

This team has stuck together. We're a close-knit family. The coaches have been great, and things are going our way right now.

This team has been such a great group to coach because they're so locked in on their goal. They all have colds and sore throats, but there are seven other teams right now. If you have a cold or sore throat that's not what you're going to remember in two months.

This team had to go through so much the last two weeks with the injuries, and then they won their first-ever NCAA tournament game Friday. I love coaching this team so much, it just wasn't our night. But we took another step this year.

Kelvin Sampson

This team desperately needs leadership. Coaches can fuel practice, but come game time, you've got to have kids that are more vocal, with more fire.

This was the easiest team to coach because these guys were the most focused group. We had no off-court issues and no problems of any kind in terms of trying to motivate.

This was a big game for us. Coach talks about set-up games. We set ourselves up to be in a good position.

When it happened, Coach said it might be a blessing. He tried to put a positive spin on it. We had time to go back and think about it, and we executed that plan.

We felt aggrieved at a few decisions, but we can't use that as an excuse. We have to learn how the referees want us to play the game. We've had a meeting where the coaches have told us that's the case. We have to put things right and cut out the penalties that have cost us so dearly.

We got off to a fast start. But East wouldn't let us go away and hide. We didn't play particularly well in the last three quarters, so it's good we got off to the good start. Coach (John) Johnston's players played hard all night.

We expect our coaches to be role models, and we expect our students to be role models. We make no apologies for setting high standards.

Jake Delhomme

We expected to move at a fast pace, and that's how coach Fox likes to practice,

We don't want a situation where the season has started and people are still talking about who will be the new coach in 2007.

Toni Kukoc

We're going to be an important part of the plan in the game. But I don't think there are going to be too many minutes. Coach is not going to probe too much in these games. Whoever goes in has to produce right away.

We're very pleased -- thrilled. It's just an indication of what we value as an institution. It's a real credit to our coaches who work hard in all sports to go out and identify kids who are good student-athletes. And it's obviously a testament to kids who work hard to do well in sports and in the classroom.

We're worried about Spartanburg right now. Doc (Spartanburg coach Doc Davis) has a great program up there and I'm sure they'll be waiting for us.

We're trying to get a win any way possible. We have to execute. Coach White likes to have his guys ready, so we just have to come out and try to get it done.

Van Buren is a senior-laden team with several key players back. They've got a new coach, and I'm sure they're playing with a lot of enthusiasm right now.

Flip Saunders

Very much so. It's something as coaches that we're not used to. You don't really go through that very much. I guess I would liken it to maybe the last week of the exhibition season when you're trying to get ready for the regular season. You want to improve and you want to keep sharp, you want to give people opportunities, you want to be competitive and you still want to win.

Very much so, I think going there, and the connections Coach Tyler had, and the staff on the field, gave me the confidence in my abilities to get to this level.

There's no question that Thad is just what you want in a coach. He's done a marvelous job in the two years he's been here. I'm fortunate to work with lots of great coaches and Thad is one of the best. We want him to be a Buckeye forever.

Tony Lewis is the most underrated football player out there. Once college coaches find out about Tony, he'll get serious looks from colleges. He's a wonderful young man.

We just needed time to get used to each other. A new coach, five incoming freshmen - that was obviously going to take some time for people to gel and come together under a new system to work together.

We've been working on it all off- season. I've just got to find a way to get in there like the coaches always say. . . . Can't make no excuses.

John Jones

We'll survey all the incoming coaches to find out how many (hotel) rooms they use and where they stay.

Gary Payton

What I think Pat is doing is he's trying to get us perfect. There's no coach that would come out and say, 'You're perfect,' because once you hear your coach say that, then we'll slip up and we'll start slacking. He's doing what he's supposed to. He's supposed to stay on us like that.