Famous Quotes & Sayings

Right before my first match (assistant coach John) Cooley told me he felt everyone else looked dead, so he told me to go out there and set the pace. So I tried to keep everything out of mind and went out there to wrestle my match.

(Riggs) is an offensively-oriented coach and always has good guard play. He does good things to get his people opportunities and puts them in a position to succeed.

Nick Saban

Ricky did a fantastic job for us this year. If someone said, 'Who have you enjoyed coaching the most in all my years of football,' he'd be one of the top guys I've ever been around.

(Richland Northeast) played very well tonight. I am impressed with what the coaches have done with this team. They gave us all that we could handle tonight.

Richie just got a raw deal this season, and Derek and Danny were just great to coach. They never complained. You couldn't find better kids than those three seniors. I have coached for 10 years, and I am always going to remember these seniors and what they have done for me and our program.

Richard Quick has undeniably been one of the top coaches in the history of swimming, ... He has developed our women's swimming and diving program into one of the most respected and successful programs in the history of collegiate swimming. We wish him success in all of his future endeavors and thank him for his service to Stanford University.

Nick Saban

Philosophically, I don't there's a lot of difference in terms of what we like to do. His knowledge of the league and being able to define things internally in the organization, so you have everybody on the same page, are probably his greatest assets. That and recognition of what people can do - the strength of players, coaches and people in the organization - and putting them in position where they can have success doing it.

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.

Jason Richardson

My teammates depend on me to come out and play every night. The coaches depend on me to come out every night. The franchise depends on me to come out every night. I've got to give something.

Gary Hall

My team gets better every day. We have senior leadership and a coaching staff that works hard.

On game day, I expect the guys to have energy no matter who the coach is. We just didn't have it today. Kansas just took it to us and that's the way I'm going to look at it.

Next year, Miami will be back in business, but right now they are suffering a lot. Devlin said that's why he left, because the coach who was recruiting him was fired. You'll be hearing that same thing with several players nationally.

Colt Brennan

Nobody said it's easy being a walk-on. Maybe next time I'll park next to coach (June) Jones. I don't think they would tow his car.

Al MacInnis

Nobody has worked harder to be a head coach than Mike Kitchen.

Bronco Mendenhall

On my headset, our coaches told us it was a fumble. But I trust the replay system. They reviewed it and made the call,

One of the main reasons our defense has played so consistently is our work on and improvement in our tackling. We haven't had the missed tackles that we've had in the past. That's something the defensive coaches emphasized in the spring and have continued to emphasize in practice now. By making sure we stress the fundamentals, and that's one of the things we do each week, that has paid off with how well our defense has tackled compared to previous teams.

Kelvin Sampson

I am really thrilled to have Rob, Jerry and Jeff as part of our staff. When you combine them with Coach McCallum and Coach Meyer, our staff is as good as any team in the country.

Scott Smith

I am real excited about these kids and this coaching staff. We've made improvements. This district race is a six-week race and the important thing is to play one of them at a time all the way through and not dwell on the past too long.

I am proud to have it and excited for the coaching staff.

Michael Vick

I am terribly disappointed. But this is the ultimate team sport and we will have to keep playing. I have confidence that these guys and coaches can get it done.

I am sure the other coaches in the league had a hard time deciding where to place our players on the All-Conference team, just as I did placing theirs.

Mike Jones

I am very excited and grateful to return to coaching. After coach Lofton presented me the opportunity to return, I had mixed feelings. But after much prayer and visits with my family, the administration and coach Lofton, I felt it was an opportunity I could not pass up.

I am very excited about what this can do for my future. It was fun being involved in the Final Four environment, and it was nice to be able to share it with my coaches and teammates at the same time.

Jim Calhoun

I am so proud of my kids and the way we took every shot that Kentucky gave us. But I don't find it unusual for Kentucky, with its incredible history and a great coach like Tubby, to turn it into that kind of game.

I am the person that tells the truth. Our coaching staff, they do a great job of keeping them positive. I had to tell them the truth.

Zach Thomas

I am sure by the time the game starts later in the week it will be a packed crowd. You have to start winning and get an identity, like Coach Saban says. Once you start doing that, you'll fill that stadium up and it won't be a problem.

I always worry about South Kortright. Coach Van always gets the most out of his players.

Certainly, the coaches deserve a lot of the credit because they've kept these guys going. In addition, the rest of the team has maintained the level of play that's necessary to be successful.

Catonsville is a big problem because they get better as the season goes on. They have great coaching and great players and once they know what their roles are and do what they have to do, they're a dangerous team.

Randy White

But we've got a good group to work with. They have a good work ethic. They're good people with good parents. It's not just coaching it goes back to home, where their parents teach them to be the people they are.

But this is only his third year as a coach at any level.

But they shot 50 percent, and we shot 37 percent. But my team played really hard. Their coach said after the game we outplayed them.