Famous Quotes & Sayings

Herb Kohl

Our goal is obviously to get to the playoffs, but I hope we'll be more than that. I hope we get to the playoffs with a good seed, and we can win a round, maybe two rounds. In my mind, we're not a team that will be satisfied to be 41-41 or 40-42. We can do better. I think the guys feel that way, and I know the coaches feel that way.

Overall, I'm fairly pleased. We're overachieving in some spots, but we need to be better in other spots. As many coaches say, I'm pleased but not satisfied.

Our coaches told us all week we've got to get pressure on him. We know that's going to be an important thing because we have to help the linebackers and the (secondary).

Our coaches talk a lot about our forwards fronting their defenders. They make everyone's job easier when they step in front of their defender.

Mike Martin

Our coaches sort of laughed, because we were in the right position to make the play. We just said, 'That's OK, we'll come back and make it up,' and they did.

Geno Auriemma

Our coaches said don't worry about her. She's hitting about one 3-pointer a game. It seemed like she made one about every five minutes.

Crystal Langhorne

Our coaches just stressed for us to have energy coming out. I get really excited when I get played one-on-one because I'm so used to being doubled.

Caron Butler

Our coaches had us prepared. But when the game started, we did everything they told us not to do.

J. J. Johnson

Our coaches had a hell of a game plan. They dissected them like no other. We were prepared. All we had to do was go out and execute.

Our coaches do a good job of finding their holes,

Dan Connor

Our coaches did a great job designing a defense that took away some of the things they like to do and some of the people they like to go to.

Our coaches are just looking at who's a good team. Purdue's going to have a good year, but they don't have to play Michigan and Ohio State. How is that fair?

Our coaches are just looking at who's a good team, ... Purdue's going to have a good year, but they don't have to play Michigan and Ohio State. How is that fair?

Jay Wright

Our coaches and our guys have a feel for that team. We know them and that should help us prepare for them. But, on the other hand, they know us too.

Our coaches always get us in situations where we can make plays. There always seems to be time for us to come back.

Larry Conley

Sure, there were times when I hated the man but like all great coaches he was a great teacher. He would settle for nothing less than our very best. That's what a coach should do.

Matt Hasselbeck

Some of those people are former players here. Some are coaches that have been around or people in the building. Or maybe it's just some of the people from Seattle who have followed the team since 1976. It would mean a great deal to them.

Some kids are really good students in high school, but go where they like the coaches better, or like the facilities better. That's the trick question with the whole thing. What is that particular kid interested in? And what you find out, that's what you emphasize on that visit.

Brandon Cox

That first game, I didn't have the experience that I needed and was kind of overwhelmed. But the coaches and the players never lost confidence in me and that was a big thing throughout the year.

My wife and I really wanted to reward the hard work and commitment of these coaches who sacrifice so much of their time and energy to prepare these teams for the show..

I think the way the coaches looked at it was the consistency she's shown.

Jay Wright

It is an honor being picked by coaches in a league like this. Now we have to go out and earn it.

I think there's a lot of (college) coaches at this tournament that are wondering where they missed her.

Just a pass into the flat. The coaches say, 'when you get into the red zone, you have to smell the end zone.' I was able to use my speed to get to the pylon.

Dennis Erickson

Just being around the players and coaches; the camaraderie of the game; to see them learn and get better, improve all the time; and being around the coaches and coaching football, which is what I do best. Probably the most fun is to see them get better as a football team and as individuals.

Jerry Colangelo

Just as we sought to have continuity and commitment from coaches and players ... so was our commitment to having a home.

Jess is another hard-worker with a great attitude. She had credibility the last two years, and the coaches knew who she was. Any time we didn't have her on the court, it hurt us. She's a tough kid who endured a lot of pain to play.

Michael Wilbon

Jerry Sloan, not some bum, coaches that team. Jerry Sloan ought to take him (Miller) out one of these days, and then resign or walk out.

Larry is the single person who got most of the volunteers. Nancy, Debbie and all my coaches helped get everything organized since 6 o'clock this morning, and they were all instrumental in putting on this event. It was a real community effort.

Earnest Graham

I saw the coaches around. It was kind of understood. When I really understood was when I walked in and (offensive line) coach (Bill) Muir gave me a big hug and told me congratulations.

I saw that we lost the first game after I left. I try to keep in contact with those guys. Some of my coaches and Bracey (Wright) are going to come to the Miami game, so I'm looking forward to seeing them again.

Geno Auriemma

I said going into the game they're going to get 60. I told the coaches that; I told the team that. And I never in a million years thought that we couldn't get 60.

Pat Riley

I was concerned about where we'd be, as I'm sure most coaches are coming back (from the All-Star break). We have one game in 10 days, and this was it. We started to play very well at the end of the (first) quarter.