Famous Quotes & Sayings

Nick Saban

They played great in the first half and kind of melted down in the second half. We are really sad for them, the fans, the coaches and everybody involved in the organization.

Tim Tebow

They needed more of a commitment from me towards them. It was a mutual thing. We'll still talk to their coaches because they are friends.

They had new coaches and a new offense and they weren't looking for a tight end with my type of skills.

Jerry West

I’ve never seen a better coach than Gregg Popovich

I feel like I've moved up, ... I really feel like the coaches and scouts and general managers, I think they're really interested in me.

If I'm a Division I coach, this is an event I want to be at. But they've put more restrictions on Division I coaches on the weekends they can come out and the events they can attend. But if I'm a Division I, II or III coach and I can make it, this is a great recruiting tool. If you don't come out, you're missing the boat.

Carl Crawford

I called it a step (in the right direction). When I was hitting. and the coaches were pitching, I was feeling no pain.

Cedric Benson

I definitely want to be a starter. I have no desire to sit with the coaches on the sidelines. So I'm going to be working toward making that happen,

Bobby Hamilton

I can't worry about the coaches and who's going to be here next year and who is not. I know I want to be on a positive to end on this mug.

I can say that I don't recruit players -- they end up here, ... Whether other coaches (recruit), that's something they have to answer.

I can relate to him (Saunders), we have similar values, backgrounds, ... (Saunders) coming from Cleveland, being a Big Ten man -- I'm a University of Michigan man, he's University of Minnesota -- I just relate much, much differently to Flip than I do the other two coaches (Rick Carlisle and Brown). ... From the beginning, you can start with low maintenance, can start with not having an ego, or he's going to overwhelm everybody, Flip's going to work the way I'd work, as I see it.

I couldn't do much as a coach. I just had to let the kids play. The kids did it. Players make coaches look good and we've got some great players. They pulled it out. I'm so proud of my team.

Bruce Pearl

I don't think the ranking is going to mean anything to the coaches and the players as it relates to this team. It's just what it could mean at the end of the year and what it could mean in recruiting and what it could mean in fan support.

I don't think there's any question it's put us on the map. A lot of coaches didn't have any idea where we were in the beginning. They know about South Panola and Tupelo and Starkville and Meridian and Moss Point, but it's been nice to hear our school get some recognition.

I'd say that we are working on our doubles play. Doubles is always something the tennis coaches in the conference work on. It's a tougher game to learn. We're gaining on that. There are some things I've seen great improvement on.

I'd say if we win 16 games and get zero picks, the coaches won't be upset with us.

I'd sure entertain it. It'd be a lot of fun if they had the right setting and conditions. You'd have to find two coaches who would be willing to do it.

I'd seen the banners in the gym. There seems to be a rich tradition. Before I took the job, I sat down and talked with some of the past coaches about that tradition. I talked to Elliot Lilien and some of his assistants.

Justin Smith

I doubt we even watch this tape. I don?t want to. I doubt the coaches want to. It?s Pittsburgh week. That?s all we?re focused on.

I am waiting for further instructions from the coaches but we shall see how it will go.

Currently a lot of schools and coaches have their own safety rules, but they're not the same as another school down the road and may not be as stringent.

Currently, a lot of coaches are not truly trained in coaching cheerleading. They are just teachers that take on the responsibility and don't know what they're doing.

Crowd control in all of our sports is an issue that our schools take seriously and is discussed on an ongoing basis. The safety of players, coaches and fans must always be the primary concern of any sporting event.

Adam Archuleta

And those were just the front-runners. It makes me feel good at the end of the day, that two of the most respected defensive coaches in the league wanted me.

Drury feels like a big family. I really like the coaches and I already know a lot of the players.

Evans plays defense well for a freshman and that comes from being well-coached. He's a coaches kid, so he should be good on defense. But all of their players play good defense.

A.J. Hawk

(Even) if I'd have won every award, it doesn't mean anything to these coaches (and) these players in the league.

Five coaches in six years, there's been no stability here. I've got a point guard who's had a different head coach every year. There's some trust, but it's not as deeply established as a coach who's been here three years.

Jeff Long

Fans worried about this program serving as a steppingstone for coaches need not think that any more. This proves it's different than it used to be. I don't think it's a steppingstone anymore.

Mike Hankwitz

Even though it's a difficult time, and our coaches realize that, we've always been about doing the right thing by our players anyway.

Between the bull-riding and the two-stepping, our coaches showed their lack of talent.

Everybody up here in the wrestling room and the coaches especially for putting us through all this conditioning and making us work for our goal.

Billy Donovan

Every minute of it. I'm thrilled, I really am. Hopefully with the job he's done, it will bode well for (assistants) Anthony Grant and Donnie Jones and other coaches who have been here.