Coaches Quotations | Page 5

I always thought coaches were (jerks). In those days you had an older player that became the coach and some of them were total (jerks). You wouldn't believe some of the coaches I had in America. In Europe, you give them respect. In America, they were fighting for each other's job.

I always look to make contributions. When we come, the coaches want us to at least keep the lead, if not extend the lead.

He would have been in good shape going to any one of the three. The other two coaches were working extremely hard.

He would do whatever the coaches asked. That's what the good ones do, understand their role and accomplish it. The more you pitch in different situations, the better you become.

He wins games for us. Our coaches always tell us, if there's a chance we might have a turnover, if we're fighting for that extra yard but we might fumble, just fall down. We've got the best punter in the nation on the sidelines.

He was unusual in the fact that he was also an excellent (math) teacher. In those days, most coaches taught P.E.

He went to some camps and got some additional technique this summer, and he's really started to blossom. I think it finally hit him what we had been telling him. He got some input from college coaches that he has a chance to be really special.

He went through all the (minicamps), and just a few weeks ago he was out here running plays. .... It's always a coaches preference to have everybody for the full time, but it doesn't always work that way, and we feel confident that we'll pick up with what (he's) missed and catch him up.

He has a feel for our personnel. He can kind of give his teammates some pointers, and us having him here, our coaches and players have a feel for him. He looks really good, really exceptional. He looks like a guy that's trying to get back to Super Bowl form. We all know that he's a competitor and a hard worker so he's gonna come in here and try to put together a good showing.

He had a tough year last year. I wasn't there, but as he went through a workout, the coaches were excited about him.

He had three or four years of experience in his one year. If you go and look at the things he had to do ... he had to dismiss players, had to dismiss a coach. So many of the things he had to do, a lot of coaches go two or three years without having to do. I think he has done an admirable job in growing at such a fast rate.

He heard how professionally we run events down here. He checked with college coaches around the country about that.

He has to bounce back, be competitive and tough. He has to know he will never be perfect. The coaches aren't perfect. That was a hard play.

He is going to be a very big-time running back for the Buckeyes. I keep telling him to keep his nose clean, go to class, listen to the coaches. I don't hear anything from the coaches up there (at OSU), so I know he's doing a good job off the field.

He has the size and agility that most college coaches are looking for out of their defensive ends. And with the body frame that he has, they can add some weight on and he won't lose any speed. Plus, he's not finished growing yet.

He had a great game plan for the Giants and he's one of the great coaches in the league. I'm just so happy to be here playing for him. It's one of the reasons I wanted to come to Carolina.

He doesn't seem to be able to stay out of trouble. I think he'll get out of that habit, though. I think the coaches let him know that he'll stay out of trouble or he won't be around long.

He gets high marks for recruiting and for organizing the offensive coaches and preparing quarterbacks,

Having Curtis on our mind during the North Carolina game, it took a toll on us. It might not have shown, but it took a toll on everyone from the coaches to the players. Coming into this year, we're just a year older and much more mature and we know that we have a job to do out there.

He made some plays, we came up short on defense. That's the bottom line. There are no excuses. I'm not blaming the coaches or blaming the calls.

He may try to go to school in Poland. He was a major part of our greatest year and obviously, if he had come back, we'd be a top 20 team this year. There had to be a deadline. A lot of coaches might have done everything they could to convince him to come back, but I felt that because he was still wavering at such a late date, if he's not sure he should be here than he probably shouldn't be here.

He matured along with our offense and he knows it really well, ... He knows the game plan almost as well as the coaches do every week.

He loved teaching, whether it was football or academically. He was always laughing and telling jokes but he still got his point across. Clayton was one of the first coaches who tried to make in fun and he saw the wisdom in that.

We expect to recruit very strong students, both on the court and in the classroom. We expect our coaches to be role models, and we expect our students to be role models. I will not apologize for setting high standards.

Whatever the coaches want to do is going to be best for the team. We just have to get back to winning games.

There is great high school wrestling in Ohio and it not only is my job to coach Ohio State, but also build strong relationships with coaches at the high school level.

We try to put them in situations where they can take their talent and maximize it. We try to get them out of their comfort zone, playing against older, bigger players, so they have to use their minds as well as their skill to succeed. It doesn't matter what sport you play in, there are always going to be kids who are talented when they're young but they never face any adversity. Sometimes, the coaches take from the kids ? say a coach who has a guy that can score five goals a game but doesn't involve his teammates ? down the road, that's a disservice to player. There's a whole different element to being an elite athlete.

We try to pick it strategically. There's only so many Saturdays during the evaluation period that the coaches can come. It gives enough time to get away from the other (combines). When they're in Pennsylvania, we'll be out West or down South. It doesn't make sense for everyone to compete for the same kids.

We try to get everybody involved with every prospect. Players had relationships with most of the coaches on our staff.

We've been very fortunate here, we've hired some great coaches that have moved on and done great things. That's what I want to continue doing. I knew there was a chance when I took the job here a year ago that if we continued winning I may lose a great coach. That speaks very highly of our program.

We think he (Rothschild) is one of the most respected pitching coaches in the game and he has two World Series rings to show for that.

We took a week off to gather ourselves with all of this happening. But all being together again and getting to know our new coaches made it a lot better.

We told the coaches we have room over there for more of those banners, so they need to go out and win some more championships.

What you did last week, good or bad, means nothing ... You're either a 10 or a one. There's no in-between. The coaches that can sustain and find a way to get things turned around are the ones (that are successful).

What we went through the past few years, it was kind of like kids being passed from foster home to foster home. You never really get comfortable. Now we are comfortable. We understand that these coaches are going to be here for the long haul and guys are buying into what the coaches are talking about. Buying into the philosophy of this team. So I think we are way ahead of where we were last year.

He obviously has a track record. He's been successful as a head coach, and that's important. A lot of coaches are good at recruiting. He brings a blend of coaching and recruiting, and that's vital to what we've been trying to achieve. And he brings a great deal of passion and drive to what he does.

He relates to players really well. Other coaches give you reps, but he breaks down your swing, the pivot, everything step by step. My swing has changed a lot. I'm looking for certain pitches in specific situations. I never did that. I used to see the ball, hit the ball. Now, I'm driving my back hip. I have more power than ever.

Having the honor to help the nation's best coaches cultivate the nation's best talent is huge. Anything I can do to help them win Olympic medals and give our athletes the best possible Olympic experience will be my goal.

Hats off to Taft, they played hard. They tried. They never gave up. The coaches at Taft are doing a nice job of keeping those kids squared away.

Having those fumbles in the last game was shocking, ... This isn't something the coaches are ignoring. Coach Mac was really going at it.

Having this kind of technology available to athletes and coaches helps give us that necessary edge that you need to win on the world stage.

Having new coaches on the staff in the spring is not difficult. There are very few situations where we are not on the same page. We are all thinking the same way about 99 percent of the time.

He's a fiery guy, and players are feeding off that. Joe is a straight shooter. When you're doing something well, he'll tell you. If you're not, he's not worried about hurting your feelings. He coaches with a lot of positive reinforcement, and guys accept that even more.

Good coaches find problems. Great coaches fix problems. That's what I am seeing out of Tubby. He's getting close to maximizing his talent because they are not the most talented team in the league.

He said he didn't want to let down his teammates and coaches by missing the tournament. It just shows you his heart is bigger than he is.

He's almost been like the model player in our program. We've asked him to do more each year and he's been a great representative of our basketball program. I think all of the coaches in our league would agree that he's a class act and a leader.

He's just very smart and he has great coaches who understand football. We may only have a couple of All-Americans that come here, but he gets results. It's proven, really.

He seems to have gotten a lot better. A lot of the things that we were working on with him were mental and technical. He's done a real nice job of doing what the coaches have asked him.

He's gotten better every year. He's one of these kids that listens to his coaches and works on his game. He's tough to handle because of his skill and size.

His success is proven. And it's not just him. You've also got (assistant coaches) Rod Marinelli, Joe Barry and Mike Tomlin. You've got some guys who should be coordinators or head coaches on that defensive staff. It's impressive. They've kept guys together in the same system, and that's why they've had success.

He sat down with my family, and I felt more of a bond with him than the other coaches who came to visit.

He's getting a lot of praise from opposing coaches and umpires. He's pretty much an assistant coach right now.

He's freaky strong. Third basemen -- and third base coaches -- tend to play deep on him.

He's finally figured out how to really work. He wants to try and play at the next level, and I've pointed out little things that (college coaches are) always looking for. He's kind of turned the corner and stepped it up a notch.

He's been our leader all year. He was voted player of the year in our division by the other coaches because they know he is too.

He's been a professional about it. He's out there working hard, doing what the coaches ask him. He's supportive of his teammates.

He's been a great coach for a long time, and the only thing that's been missing on his resume is a championship and now he has that championship. And now I think you really have to consider him one of the best coaches in the game.

He's done an unbelievable job with their program. When you go back and you look, up until just maybe two three years ago, his staff was pretty much intact for such a long period of time. To me, that really says a lot. You look at the record and you can see what he's done, but when you see coaches that stay there for a long period of time, I think it says a lot about the way he runs the program.

The ranking committee is comprised of other Midwest head coaches and for them to rank four Louisville players is testament to the growth of Cardinal tennis.

There is a movement in that direction. It would have to come from the coaches first. I believe the high school league made it clear they would approve.

When they get here, we treat them all the same. It doesn't matter if you're on scholarship or if you're a walk-on. You get a fair chance. Walk-ons might not pick up their scholarship check on the first of each month, but not one of the coaches will treat them like a scrub. They can win the job as easily as the players we've invested time and money in.

We have to advance scout all three of them. There are other people in the organization that are taking care of that. It's not really something that the coaches and the players are all that concerned about.

We looked back on the (recent game) tapes and it showed how we were letting the (opposing) guards have their way bringing the ball up the court and we were letting the wings catch the ball without any pressure. The coaches challenged us to just be more aggressive and we were.

We made the decision to give all of the girls a chance to compete. It's all about that chance to perform. It's nice to find other coaches that support that as well.

I absolutely enjoyed playing for him. He demands perfection, as all good coaches do.

He was one of the first coaches that came in and started talking about winning a championship and winning it with defense and don't even make apologies about it. Don't blink. Don't even blink when you talk about it. That's the goal. Don't be ashamed about it, otherwise you're just selling tickets.

He was raw -- he had quickness, and that's what we saw. But (defensive line) coaches Keith Millard and Sam Clancy worked with him on pass-rushing techniques. He's a much better technician now than when he first got here.

He was respected by athletes he covered, by coaches he worked with and by everyone in the sports media. He befriended everyone. We've lost a real character who will always be in the folklore of sports journalism in New Mexico.

I already have two movies in the can, low-key, which are 'Vincent-N-Roxxy' and 'Keanu' with Key and Peele, which is my first comedy, and it's going to be super dope, definitely funny. They're so great, and they've been such life coaches to me.

I actually introduced her to her new coaches at Kamehameha. She's going to do really well up there.

I always, always hated it, ... but I was always the only kid on the team who could do it. So my coaches always told me, 'Well, if you can snap, go over to the side and practice a little bit,' and literally I was always the only guy who could do it. So I did it in pee wee, midget, junior high school, high school, college. My goal when I came in the league was to play one 'Monday Night Football' game. Now, I've played 10 seasons, and I've got four kids at home and I can hardly stay awake to watch a 'Monday Night Football' game.

He was a beloved coach, teacher and friend; some of the students were in a state of shock. Yes, Y.C. and I had our moments as coaches from rival schools, but we remained true friends over the years. I saw him two weeks ago at a middle school wrestling tournament. If there was an athletic event at that school, he was there.

He used that word a lot. He said coaches have a hard time teaching it and some of them are things you can't teach.

He didn't really give a reason why he was stepping down. He did it for a number of years, and I think he was just ready to move on. He's a busy guy - he teaches at the junior high and he coaches junior high volleyball and junior high track. I think he was ready for a break.

He did a remarkable job of being out in front with the 3-point shot. I can remember some coaches expressing such disdain for it they almost didn't want their teams to take it.

He can take some visitors, so that's a good sign. We'll have a number of players and coaches going over there this afternoon, but they still want him to rest. (The doctors) feel very good about his progress.

He demanded that the players and their position coaches watch a lot of film. We were monotonous in preparing for every possible scenario and making sure we can run certain plays against anything.

He coaches every single play, and you're going to have to do it, even if we're up 35 or 40. If you're out there playing around, and not really intense, he's going to sub you. You don't want to get subbed. You want to be out there and play.

He coaches a lot, too, because he is such a good actor.

He just really felt like he fit in there. He loved the team and the coaches and just felt like he belonged.

He just draws stuff up for Bruce. He stays on top of Bruce on and off the field. When he found out Bruce was going to go in the game, he was coaching him up on the sideline. He also coaches him up in practice.

He likes the coaches from Pitt and that is a big selling point. He has family and his coaches from high school that want to see him play. He doesn't want to go four or five hours away because the people who got him where he is will not be able to see him play. This school is in his own back yard. This is an unselfish decision on his part and I'm proud of him for that.

He is one of the best coaches in the state of Iowa. If I am going to pattern my success after someone, I want it to be him.

He knows what it's like to be a player and really can relate to players like not many coaches I've had before. Plus, he knows the game. He sees the game better than any coach I've ever seen.

There are a lot of smiles at practices. The coaches are even making jokes.

There are so many great coaches who never get to the major level. I hope that I do represent them here.

The only thing missing on his resume was a championship. Now he has that championship, and you have to consider him one of the best coaches in the game.

I was looking for the complete package. I felt that it was everything I was looking for from the academic standpoint, the coaches and the environment. Plus, it had that mystique and tradition there. It was just awesome.

Kim is like having another coach. She had a lot of experience with great coaches in high school. She has a great work ethic and does a lot on her own. All of the credit goes to her.

Kids coming out of high school are coached better today. Nothing against the coaches I had in high school; I thought they were great coaches. But everything is so specialized now. I watch Gary Rankin (Riverdale head football coach). He was a teammate of mine at Tennessee. (Riverdale) has a different game plan for everybody they played.

I wouldn't panic too much, I would say to the people out there, ... We as players aren't panicking, the coaches aren't panicking, and that's the most important thing.

I wouldn't be interested in our coaches recruiting players from Duke, given the situation. I think it would be inappropriate.

Katie is a proven scorer and we look at her as a leader on the attacking end. She's an extension of the coaches out on the field. She's multidimensional in the way she can attack you because she has a hard shot that complements the way she reads defenses and sets up teammates. She's a threat to score or assist. But when we need a goal, we know we can count on her.

Just like players, coaches and fans we have to accept the sporting outcome.

Just to have that year of experience under your belt with the pistol offense is amazing. Now, we are at a point where we get to fool around with it a little bit more. We have a chance to get really comfortable in it. Last year, the coaches are telling you, 'Do this, do that.' They had to explain what they wanted with it. Now, everything is pretty much just expected out of you. We are just trying to get crisp with the offense.

Just thinking about those things is mind-boggling to me, so I'm hopeful that we as coaches and we as a country will step up and do so many good things for those people. But regardless of what you do, it's never going to be enough. They've lost things that can't be replaced.

Just talking to my agent and manager and guys that we just know, you never know what's going to happen. You've got to be prepared and ready to meet these great coaches and great teams and players, and interact with those guys just in case you do get picked by them.

John Chaney and John Thompson made it possible for the black coach to get in the college game. Administrators need to win to keep their jobs. So when Chaney and Thompson won games, that's how black coaches got hired.

Joey's still our guy, but if it came down to where I needed to go in, I have full confidence that I'm a good enough player to get a win, ... My role right now is to make sure my teammates and my coaches have confidence that if something happens to Joey, I'm good enough.

Josh had a phenomenal season. He never missed a practice. He came to get extra workouts in. He worked hard and he sought advice from the coaches to improve and he showed up to every meet ready to wrestle for the team.