Famous Quotes & Sayings

Tony Dungy

Those guys deserve everything they get. They have been in the same system for more than seven years now and that part has really helped them. But they work at it and they're very professional all the way around. You couldn't coach two players that you could want this to happen more. They deserve every accolade because they're professionals on and off the field.

Whichever team drafts me, I think I can make a significant (contribution) on their team, no matter who it is. Being at the University of Miami with the coaching staff we have and the history of guys who come back, I've learned a lot and I've been taught a lot and I think with the right opportunity and the right team, I'll be able to play.

Without a doubt, that's one of the most frustrating losses I've ever been involved with as a coach. We just didn't show up, and we wasted a strong effort by Derek. We didn't compete at the plate.

Kris Draper

We have to play to these new rules, but we play to the system implemented by the coaches. Hopefully for the sake of the game, the coaches want to open it up.

Dwight Yorke

We have to play the same way. Same attitude, same good spirit. Once everyone is fit, it must be hard for the coach to pick the team.

You always think of the players and coaches and everybody that's been involved. It's going to go down as a Jim Hoover record, but it's really a Walton football-program record ? and I think that means more than an individual record.

Yesterday was a rough game for me. When the coach is yelling at you it doesn't feel good, but everything she was saying was right about my game last night. I wasn't crashing the glass and I wasn't helping my team out. So today I wanted to do all those things.

We don't want to lose to anybody, but we didn't come out with the right intensity and coach gave us a talking to at halftime.

We don't want to lose like that in the playoffs, but we had a nice run. Progress is being made. The kids, parents and coaching staff definitely have the program going in the right direction.

We encourage them (student athletes) to play other sports as long as they are lifting for football. The kids need to be well-rounded and to be coached by different coaches.

We really try and play hard for coach Dungy. Everyone loves him.

We really recognize how well they're playing the game defensively. They have some very good players at linebacker. They don't do a lot of things, but are very well coached on the defensive side of the ball.

We know it's not going to be easy because coach keeps telling us we're the hunted now. People are going to come out and hunt us to win games. We just had to keep our composure and we did.

Paul Hewitt

We'll do the only thing we can do: Get back in the gym. All you can do as a coach is stay positive and see what happens.

We'll do fine. We have a great team. We just need to fight as hard as we can for Coach and for ourselves.

Larry Brown

Well, obviously, I was dumb, ... But, you know, I only lasted two years there. He probably would have been the head coach of New Jersey and had a terrible career.

Chad Lewis

Those guys aren't going to pick a friend to coach with them because they're a friend. They want a smart guy around them.

Jim Calhoun

Those kids, many of them were passed over by Big East schools and others. I tip my hat to their courage, to their conviction to staying with what they have, to the incredible coaching job that Jimmy did. That's going to be a very happy group down in Fairfield County, I'm sure.

Those kids have had three coaches in four years. To stick with it and grind it out and make it here their senior year is just incredible.

We'll miss a lot of seniors. But Coach Leach instills in us that we are a good team.

We were just trying to get at the quarterback. We watched a lot of film and (the coaching staff) prepared us well.

You didn't know I could hit, did you coach?

Bobby Johnson

To have an experienced quarterback, it just makes your coaching job a whole lot easier,

Jon Gruden

We don't have one player or coach on our team who has ever won a Super Bowl. This is the most exciting times of our lives in football.

When you start looking at the coaching standpoint with OT, you're throwing a lot of what ifs in there,

We're lucky to have such a high-profile coach coming in here. I'm real excited to get the season underway already.

Steve Spurrier

We're lousy coaches if we can't play better than the other night. I probably did too much media myself. We need to concentrate on playing.

Ian Johnson

We're losing a great coach, but we're gaining a great coach, in coach Petersen.

We are really happy to get a win and the week off really helped the kids prepare. The kids are improving with each game, and the coaches are very pleased with the performance.

Sean Payton

We are putting together a staff of dedicated coaches who know how to relate to players and are teachers.

We are playing better in all areas, offense, defense and I like our pitching too. Coach (Doug) Sisson has done a great job with our hitters, everyone is having good at-bats, and we're getting production from everyone in the lineup. Coach (Roger) Williams has done a fine job with our pitching staff. Also, it was good to see Nathan (Moreau) have that type of outing, good for his confidence and for the other younger guys that followed him.

Possibly, though we don't know for sure yet, this could be the last CIML Metro tournament like this. I know all of the coaches in the Metro want to get into that big all-CIML tournament. Having what could be the last Metro Conference tournament at home, we're excited about going out there with our possibilities of winning it.

Corey Brewer

Points are going to come out of the framework of our offense. Coach (Donovan) is going to put us in the right position to score. Coach knows who is hot and who we should go to.