Famous Quotes & Sayings

Geno Auriemma

No one ever talks about our defense. Our defense has always been good. But when you have great offensive players like I've coached the last 15 years, it's hard to concentrate on our defense. But our defense has been pretty good.

I always like to see them because I coached them in junior high. They're all nice kids but it would be nice to get over the hump and get a win.

I always had to rebuild. Every school I've coached at always had a losing season before. That was one of my passions to come to a school and always leave it better than it was.

She's a very mature athlete. When I coached her she was one of the leaders on the team. She's encouraging and impacts the players around her. She'll never give up. That's what you need out of a defensive player.

She's one in a million. I've coached her three years, and there's nothing she can't do.

Gary Pinkel

Shoot, when I was in Seattle, in our 15 spring practices when I coached at Washington, 13 of them were like this. So I just I felt like I was back at home.

Mike Thibault

She had already played in the league a couple years before I coached her, so she had already proven that she was worthy of being in the league. And she's been to the Final Four twice. She knows how to win.

She's a great player, as good as I've ever seen and coached against.

I have never coached because of money, but they've been more than fair with me. That was definitely a factor for me.

I feel like I coached about 50 games too many.

Ed Olczyk

I can't emphasize enough (that) none of us have ever coached or played or seen the way the game is going to be.

Bill Belichick

I found out about it the middle of last night, ... I coached this game with a heavy heart.

Ben Howland

He's the only player I've ever coached where I threaten him if he goes 100 percent.

He's the most skilled player I've coached in 25 years.

He's the fastest player I've ever coached and will be the most recruited player. He not only can turn a corner, but he has great vision and just a general knack for the game.

He's quite a young man and in all of my years, I've never coached a better point guard.

I don't know if I've ever coached in a game with four turnovers.

Mau had a great first half. But he got worn down in the second half and their defense had a lot to do with it. They are very well coached and did a great job of taking him out of the game in the second half.

Taurean Green

Just having somebody that played the game and coached the game, it helps to hear his opinion.

Bill Self

I think (conference tournaments) get teams (prepared) to play the whole year. I coached at Oral Roberts when it was an independent. Try telling those kids on Feb. 10 the rest of the season means something.

It is complicated. It might be hard to go back and refigure had you coached for 20 years with shootouts that entire time.

I would like to think it had an impact. I've coached in this state for a long time, and I know a lot of coaches. I think people know what I stand for and what I will instill in my players.

It felt like home being back at my alma mater and where I coached for so long. I really wanted this one, and it helps keep that winning streak going.

I think Sandy coached a great game. Their kids should be applauded.

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 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.

John's coached for over 30 years, and I've coached for 25 years. Unless you are at a big-time powerhouse, you are lucky just to have one of those kids.

Mark Brunell

We were very fortunate to be in that system and to be coached by that group of coaches. It was a great environment, great to come to right out of college. I was only there for two years, but it helped me so much.

Billy Gillispie

Got a good whipping tonight. They played harder than us. They played much, much, much smarter than us. ... They executed, played with discipline, they played hard, they got to the basket, they did what they were coached to do. They have good players, and I can see why they are getting better in a hurry.

I can't tell you the feeling of seeing a guy you coached run out and play in a big game like that. For a 35-year-old man, he's doing pretty good.

Joe Paterno

I don't think there's any football player who's done more to rejuvenate a squad than Michael Robinson has done. Michael Robinson is one of the greatest football players I've ever coached and I've coached a couple of pretty good ones.

Chad Pennington

I feel comfortable and confident enough to where we can go in and execute the offense the way I'm coached to do,

Kevin Constantine

Over the last five years, every goalie Shane has coached has been in the top of his league, ... Shane deserves this opportunity, and the Silvertips organization wishes him the best.