Famous Quotes & Sayings

I think Paul did just a wonderful job coaching his team this year. Strategy-wise, I thought Paul did exactly what he needed to do to maximize his talent. I have the utmost respect for him as a game coach.

Tom Crean

I think rivalries don't just happen anymore. They've got to be created on the floor. I think a couple coaches could get together and manipulate the situation but that would be short-lived. I think what happens on the floor creates the rivalry: a buzzer-beater, a double-overtime game, a couple games down to the wire.

I think Rick is one of the most, if not the most respected coaches in the league. So, for us to come in here after losing the last three years to them was huge. We're playing well and we just can't let the team slip.

Kyle Wilson

I think Coach was probably a little frustrated just because we were a little sloppy after having a couple days off. I imagine that (today), after having today's practice, will be a lot better.

I think coach was pretty disappointed. We are a really talented team and we had great expectations coming into the tournament. We're taking this as a poor tournament actually, a poor finish for us, because we thought we could have come in here and won.

Katie Douglas

I think coach Thibault does use his NBA experience to our advantage. He's definitely a player's coach.

I think Coach Pearl has done a great job. There's a lot of excitement at Tennessee and their kids are playing hard and playing well. It's become one of the toughest places to go and play.

Ryan Hansen

I think coach Olson likes that second time (facing ASU) to be a restful week.

Chris Bosh

I think coach knows I can make plays. He wanted to get me over the hump with plays like that because we play of lot of games where we're in that situation.

I think coaching has a lot to do with it. I think we have very good coaches here who, for some reason, know how to pick players and coach them at quarterback.

I think coaches tend to make more out of that than the wrestlers do. If you are a good, sound, fundamental wrestler it isn't going to matter how many times you wrestle someone. Sometimes matches can go back-and-forth when the kids are more even, but if you're better, you'll win.

I think coaches now look for great character. I feel what I have done in the past has helped me.

Ronald Wright

I think coach Cole's eyes have been opened up to what we can do. I think the wide receivers will be more in the rotation this year.

I think most of us come back because this was a great place to grow up. Coach Powell was a mentor to us all, and we come back to see him and support him. It was more of a family relationship with him, and we like to see how it's all evolved.

Sean Payton

I think one of greatest compliments you can give a coach is to say that someday you want your kids to be coached by them and I can say that about Lou. He has a real good handle on what he wants. I think the world of him.

I think once our new coaches get established they are going to be comforted by their level of dedication and loyalty and work ethic to not only North but the kids in their program.

We do it as a courtesy to the coaching staff,

Tony Dungy

Those guys deserve everything they get. You couldn't coach two players that you would want this to happen for more.

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

Jimmy Rollins

We played this season to get to the playoffs and give ourselves a championship and we're not going to be able to do that. But I think we have a good makeup and a good formula at the top starting with the manager and the coaching staff.

We played this game in his memory. He promised the coaching staff that he would get us back here as a senior. This game was really in memory and tribute to him.

We played really well. It's just the turnovers and little mistakes are killing us. That's consistently happening every game. Until we eliminate that, like coach Benson said, nothing is going to quite work out.

Larry Brown

When you're losing game after game after game it's tough. It's hard to keep them up. It's hard to get guys to keep competing. It's really tough on the young kids. But you can't stop coaching and trying to get better. You hope you have something positive to talk about.

Braylon Edwards

When you're the third player (drafted) overall, you have to make plays like that. It was great to have my family, coaches and friends here.