Famous Quotes & Sayings

One of the most important factors is that the players wanted it more than the coach. And that was very instrumental throughout the entire tournament.

one of the finest young coaches in the nation.

I was impressed with how smoothly things went. The coaching staff has a good grasp on how they want things to be run.

Darrell Arthur

I was going to go I think to the Kansas vs. Texas game, but I don't know. My head coach and AAU coach need to work that out.

I was flattered. Coach (Bill) Parcells said he's been watching our games and liked what he saw. I didn't get the job, but it's still an honor.

I was feeling it the first half, but coach said we were shooting too many jump shots, and we needed to dump it more down to James because he had a mismatch in there.

I was at the football game with Coach Romano talking to the players and it's been a long week for all of us. I'm not doing well at all.

Hannah Teter

I was standing up there (in the start house) and then Gretchen went and threw down so hard I thought she had me. I said, 'Oh, oh, step it up.' And then my coach said, 'OK, victory lap.' No way!

Larry Brown

I was sorry that the crowd, some of the people booed him, that's never what any coach would like to see happen. I want to coach him and I want to make him better and I don't want him to have to go through what he's gone through. I really was proud of the way he acted.

I was rushing shots, like in the Illinois game. I just slowed my game down. That's what Coach told me to do -- slow down and take the same shots I'd been taking.

I was so focused on listening to coach that I didn't even think to put my jersey on.

I was so excited to see her play. To have the opportunity to coach a player like that and to get to know her as a person is fantastic.

I was telling him (Sunday) night, he's probably Coach of the Year. Coming into a new situation with players he wasn't sure about and to have them playing as hard and as well as they are, I think he's done a wonderful job.

G. H. Hardy

I wouldn't trade all those years of coaching for anything. We spent a lot of time with the kids and adults putting the programs together, and it was all worth it.

Jerome James

I wouldn't say there's so much wrong. It's just early. It's a situation where you have a new coach and seven different people. That's all it is, a lot of confusion.

I wouldn't mind coaching for Alabama, either. If he's reading one of these articles, give me a call, coach.

I wouldn't have guessed that the support for our program would have grown this fast. The efforts of our coaching and support staffs have been incredible.

I would probably end up going back to school and getting my degree. Maybe I would get a job coaching high school. Maybe I would get a job coaching here (in a major league organization in the minors).

I would have to say the coaching in Europe is better overall, but there are exceptions,

Steve Harris

I would have thought the aggregation of such scrutiny by 16 coaches would produce a team that would have even more esteem than the current process affords.

I would have never thought that would have happened, but Coach Jarrett (Hatcher) saw potential there. Lawrence improved every year, and that's impressive to not have played on jayvee.

I would be very surprised if coaches don't discuss this at great length. We have to make sure it's an equal playing field.

I would go down by the kitchen to eat lunch with the other coaches every day hoping he'd be there, just to listen to some of the stories he would tell about the old days and what happened way back when. I'll always remember that.

Arrigo Sacchi

I would do what I've done at Parma these last 2 1/2 years. It means a specific technical role. Relations with players, coaches and physical trainers,

I wish I could say coaching was that easy, but we all know better, ... I was happy for our kids, because they have been on the opposite end of these kind of games in the past.

I worked so hard to make an impression (on Erickson), worked my way up and was making progress. And then coach Riley comes in and I don't have any game tape, except for what I did on special teams. I was back to where I started and the first spring was really rough, I didn't get many opportunities to prove myself.

I worked on my hitting and my defense. I got help down there from the hitting coach and manager. They did a good job with me down there.

JaMarcus Russell

I guarantee it'll be much better this time. The way things have been going now, it's the next game. They're the next in line like coach says.

If we feel we need to strengthen the coaching staff, then we'll decide, but this is a crucial part of the season and we just have to support him and make sure that he can do his job.

Baron Batch

I got to talk to more of the players and the coaches this time. It just seemed like the right place.

I got the humility from Mom and Dad. But when I was here, coach (Lou Holtz) pounded it in; made sure it didn't leave. It was never about me, it was always about the team.

E. O. Wilson

I got that last year. All I said was 'If you really want to be here, coach is going to be here.' There's nothing on paper, but I knew he was going to be here.

Jerry Sloan

If they told me to take my shoes off, I'd coach barefoot,