Famous Quotes & Sayings

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.

Chris Spielman

But it will be a new test of his coaching skills. . . . He has to find a way to turn around an underachieving team.

Dan Brown

But that's the fun part of coaching football,

But the thing the coaches can't ignore is she's so talented with her feet. That's the great thing about soccer, it takes all shapes and sizes.

But coach Gallagher is going to do what he wants to do. He is a good coach, no matter what sport it is. He gets through to you. He knows what he's talking about.

But Ben, don't ever doubt he's not following Steve Lavin. He's following coach Wooden.

John Marshall

Because we dispersed the workload over all of the defensive coaches everybody has picked up some slack it has gone very, very smoothly. We all have a little increase, but it's not a whole lot. Because Ray was so organized anyway, we just kind of plugged things in and away we go.

Billy Donovan

Chris, really, to be honest with you, was a very, very difficult guy to coach in his first two years here. And he has really grown.

I'm at a point where probably in the next couple of years I'm gonna go coach football. It's something I enjoy. I don't need a paycheck for it,

I'm always juggling 20 things at one time. I look forward to being on the field with the guys. I look at it as a break. I get out of the office and get away from the phone. I go out there and coach football for two hours a day, which is what I truly love.

I'm a great defensive player ? I'm just underrated. I think I can play defense on any good guard. If coach gives me any guard to lock up, I think I can do the job.

None of those service members were coached as to what to say.

Bill Cowher

No one feels worse about losing a game like that than the players and coaches in that locker room. They throw everything into it. No one felt worse than Tommy. I mean, this is a quality individual. We all understand the criticisms that come with this game and we understand that, but when you start taking it outside the field, to the house, to the kids, to me, you've crossed the line.

No one can ever duplicate that. It's the first group that you spent four years with at the place where you like being at and the place you hope to coach at for a long time. You never forget that group.

One thing we want to do is eliminate the big play. I think our coaching staff and players understand (Madera) is going to score their points. We just can't give up the big plays like we did last year.

Dave Bautista

My first acting lessons were Shakespeare. The first time I ever started working with a coach was doing scenes from 'Measure for Measure,' which were tough dramatic scenes. And then 'Taming of the Shrew,' which required comedic timing. And that's the kind of stuff I love.

Jim Duggan

My first head coaching job in high school stands out because it is where I really grasped the power of what a 'team' could do that talented individuals could not do alone.

Wayne Embry

My experience with coaches over the years is that after games, after losses, or under the pressures of the job, they need to vent. Over the years, I guess I've developed good ears.

My experience here has been amazing. The coaching staff is super knowledgeable; they get to know you as a whole person. It's been a perfect fit.

My dad took me to see him play when he was a high school player at Louisville. He could have been the coach of the year at Cincinnati, with the obstacles he went up against.

Matthew Stafford

My dad was my coach in baseball and early on in basketball, so playing baseball was something we always did.

Montgomery always plays a good game when we come over here. Coach Fitch always does a good job with the girls. We are 1-0 right now in 2006, 2-2 for the district and I am excited about that.

My family, coaches and I are discussing it, but no decisions have been made yet.

Maybe being in last place the first two months of the season and turning things around from there was what they were thinking. Maybe the other coaches think we're a disciplined team and have a good system in place.

Maybe at the professional level, it's the salary thing or money or whatever. They make more than the coaches, so maybe they feel they're higher than the coach. But right now, I've been taught to respect my coach and do whatever he tells me.

Now we'll see how good a coach I really am.

Now that right there was tough on him, I know, because first year as a head coach and you have a death right there and everybody witnessing it. You just don't know how a team is going to react. I'm pretty sure he was wondering if he was going to lose us, you know guys heading off to a different world. But he kept us together, man, he kept us on one focus and that's winning. And he didn't downgrade the fact Thomas' memory was there. He always pumped that up.

Nederland is always such a sound and solid football team. Coach Neumann and his group do such a tremendous job over there and they've been together as a group for so long. I think they've been to the playoffs 10 straight years or so. They always have some good-looking kids. They look the same as they did in 1981. They have big kids that work hard year around. They look like they're just cut from a different mold. They just seem to reload every year with the tremendous depth they have. Another key to their success is that they don't turn over the football. They've won a lot of games over the years doing that.

Great program. Great tradition. Coach K. There's a lot to be said for Duke and its accomplishments.

Getting to the state tournament was what we were working for. Our goal was never the streak; it was to win the state championship. Playing those teams definitely made us better, and that's why coach (Bob Vaughan) scheduled those games.

Getting that first win always feels good. I'm happy for our kids and our coaching staff.

Getting all the important pieces in place was something we wanted to do right away. We wanted to give our coaching staff an entire off-season to work together toward next year.