Coach Quotes

I'm a bit surprised that the Raiders turned to Art Shell to be their new head coach, not because Shell isn't a good head coach - he had success before as the Raiders' head coach - but because he's been away from the game so long and the game has changed a lot in those years.

I wasn't naturally gifted in terms of size and speed; everything I did in hockey I worked for, and that's the way I'll be as a coach.

Puffy produced four of the tracks on the album. Those are the four songs that are collaborations between Puffy and me. And he gives me my space to work even when we work together, like with my producer and my vocal coach.

Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important.

I'm involved in some action scenes, so they'll train me for that. I'll be working with my acting coach to prepare for my character.

We should tell our kids to just have fun, participate and not get bent on winning or losing. But every coach, when they say that, they say it tongue in cheek, 'Don't worry about winning': If you win I'll get you ice cream, but if you lose I'm going to pout in the car.

I feel that a great coach is one that has a vision, sets a plan in place, has the right people in place to execute that plan and then accepts the responsibility if that plan is not carried out.

A major league pitching coach is a really difficult job. It takes a big commitment in terms of time, travel and workload.

I'm not desperate but I know that some day I'll be the coach again of some team.

My coach told me if I broke the national record for the 200, I could run a 100.

I think I'm telling the truth. I sat by Ray Perkins at the Hall of Fame dinner in New York, and at that time he didn't know he was our coach and I didn't either.

You know, I've had blowups with my coach too. The same thing happens, it just wasn't as evident back then because they didn't have so many cameras and ways to see things happen.

I don't know what being an Everest guide means. I am a coach, not a guide.

I worked with a mime coach. I did weapons training. I did weight training.

For me, it is just the total experience - from the time I first started as an assistant coach until I wound up at the University of Texas for 20 years.

Our coach was absolutely out of his head. He must have read Bear Bryant's book. We had 78 players out. The first day 35 quit. Twenty quit the second day. We ended with 17 players. It was depressing.

Listening is such a simple act. It requires us to be present, and that takes practice, but we don't have to do anything else. We don't have to advise, or coach, or sound wise. We just have to be willing to sit there and listen.

I have to say that flying on Air Force One sort of spoils you for coach on a regular airline.

My family has always been there to support me along the way. My coach, John Nicks, is a great influence.

As a coach you can influence the diet of your players. You can point out what is wrong.

If you could bring to me a majority of people to say that we're going to have $10 of spending cuts for $1 of revenue enhancement, put me in, coach.

It's hard when your father's the coach. Sometimes you don't know where one leaves off and the other begins.

All I did from day-to-day is coach. That's what my job was, that's what my passion was, and the fact that now it's something I'm being considered for is just mind-blowing to me, that I would ever be in that kind of company.

My dad has always been my coach. And I've spent so much time with him. So he's one of my best friends. And I can talk to him about everything.

It is the ultimate honor for a coach to be his country's coach.

My daughter is exceptionally chatty. I'm not a braggy mother but she is gifted - with the personality of a Russian gymnastics coach.

Working on the accent helped, enormously. I will tell you that when I brought Michael a correct "British" accent, one that my dialect coach was happy with, he hated it.

I love my relationship with Coach Vermeil because it is one of the few genuine relationships that I have.

I don't want to lose myself in football and that's what a coach has to do to be successful.

I know Penny Toler and coach Ross have worked hard to put together a strong team this year, and I am ready to start the season with my teammates.