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"I started when I was six years old. My first coach was my granny, she was the best player in Slovakia."

"I started when I was six years old. My first coach was my granny, she was the best player in Slovakia."

Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakian Athlete

Coach, First, Old, Years

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"The athlete of today is not an athlete alone. He's the center of a team - doctors, scientists, coaches, agents and so on."

"The athlete of today is not an athlete alone. He's the center of a team - doctors, scientists, coaches, agents and so on."

Emil Zatopek, Czechoslovakian Athlete

Coach, Coaches, Doctors, Scientists, Today

71

"But the problem with coaching is that it is a full-time job. By that I mean for at least 40 weeks in a year you have to be with the player, either travelling or training. Right now I don't want to do that."

"But the problem with coaching is that it is a full-time job. By that I mean for at least 40 weeks in a year you have to be with the player, either travelling or training. Right now I don't want to do that."

Richard Krajicek, Dutch Athlete

Coach, Coaching, Job, Now, Right

70

"I started out wanting to coach football."

"I started out wanting to coach football."

Lee Majors, American Actor

Coach, Football

52

"I am a coach on the outside of the establishment and that works."

"I am a coach on the outside of the establishment and that works."

Linford Christie, British Athlete

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"I can't coach anymore. I want to run a team."

"I can't coach anymore. I want to run a team."

Larry Brown, American Basketball Coach

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"And, coaching has never been an option for me."

"And, coaching has never been an option for me."

Franco Harris, American Athlete

Coach, Coaching

34

"The better the coaching has become, the worse the game has become."

"The better the coaching has become, the worse the game has become."

Scotty Bowman, Canadian Coach

Coach, Coaching

34

"But I was still hoping to be able to coach and teach."

"But I was still hoping to be able to coach and teach."

Lee Majors, American Actor

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"Selecting the right person for the right job is the largest part of coaching."

"Selecting the right person for the right job is the largest part of coaching."

Phil Crosby, American Author

Coach, Coaching, Job, Right

33

"My old drama coach used to say, 'Don't just do something, stand there.' Gary Cooper wasn't afraid to do nothing."

"My old drama coach used to say, 'Don't just do something, stand there.' Gary Cooper wasn't afraid to do nothing."

Clint Eastwood, American Actor

Coach, Drama, Nothing, Old

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"I owe all of this to the guys I've played with and all the coaches that have helped me get to where I'm at right now. I'm honored to be here."

"I owe all of this to the guys I've played with and all the coaches that have helped me get to where I'm at right now. I'm honored to be here."

Allen Iverson, American Athlete

Coach, Coaches, Now, Right

32

"The fewer rules a coach has, the fewer rules there are for players to break."

"The fewer rules a coach has, the fewer rules there are for players to break."

John Madden, American Entertainer

29

"No, I'm not coaching. It's a huge responsibility to coach somebody."

"No, I'm not coaching. It's a huge responsibility to coach somebody."

Oksana Baiul, American Athlete

Coach, Coaching, Responsibility

29

"We should because when coaches get fired, the players have a lot to do with it."

"We should because when coaches get fired, the players have a lot to do with it."

Allen Iverson, American Athlete

28

"Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate."

"Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate."

Vince Lombardi, American Coach

28

"If I were going to stay in coaching, I would have stayed right there because I was totally happy."

"If I were going to stay in coaching, I would have stayed right there because I was totally happy."

Darrell Royal, American Coach

Coach, Coaching, Right

28

"We know that in order for us to turn this around, it doesn't matter how many coaches they bring in here, assistants, weight trainers, whoever, we're the ones that are going to have turn it around. And I think just took that responsibility on ourselves."

"We know that in order for us to turn this around, it doesn't matter how many coaches they bring in here, assistants, weight trainers, whoever, we're the ones that are going to have turn it around. And I think just took that responsibility on ourselves."

Kevin Garnett, American Athlete

Coach, Coaches, Order, Responsibility, Weight

27

"I worked with my coach to develop some new spiral variations to make my program more interesting. Each one is different and you'll have to wait until January to see them."

"I worked with my coach to develop some new spiral variations to make my program more interesting. Each one is different and you'll have to wait until January to see them."

Sasha Cohen, American Athlete

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"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."

"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."

Merlin Olsen, American Athlete

Coach, Day, First

27

"I feel like there should be more black head coaches."

"I feel like there should be more black head coaches."

Lynn Swann, American Athlete

26

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

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

Kristanna Loken, American Actress

Coach, Training, Weapons, Weight

26

"The more games you coach, the more comfortable you feel."

"The more games you coach, the more comfortable you feel."

Scott Brooks, American Coach

26

"A lifetime contract for a coach means if you're ahead in the third quarter and moving the ball, they can't fire you."

"A lifetime contract for a coach means if you're ahead in the third quarter and moving the ball, they can't fire you."

Lou Holtz, American Coach

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"It's been years since I've had a real input in the game anyway. For this game, I've just tried to keep all the other stuff away from the players and coaches."

"It's been years since I've had a real input in the game anyway. For this game, I've just tried to keep all the other stuff away from the players and coaches."

Bear Bryant, American Coach

Coach, Coaches, Years

26

"At the end of it, I'll maybe do a coaching badge but I'm not going to get forced into things."

"At the end of it, I'll maybe do a coaching badge but I'm not going to get forced into things."

Paul Gascoigne, English Athlete

Coach, Coaching, End

25

"A coach's greatest asset is his sense of responsibility - the reliance placed on him by his players."

"A coach's greatest asset is his sense of responsibility - the reliance placed on him by his players."

Knute Rockne, American Coach

Coach, Responsibility, Sense

25

"I was still enjoying coaching, but there was a repetitious manner about it."

"I was still enjoying coaching, but there was a repetitious manner about it."

Darrell Royal, American Coach

Coach, Coaching

25

"I have a lot of respect for tough coaches."

"I have a lot of respect for tough coaches."

Reggie White, American Athlete

Coach, Coaches, Respect

25

"I knew that when I resigned from the University of Texas that I would never coach again."

"I knew that when I resigned from the University of Texas that I would never coach again."

Darrell Royal, American Coach

Coach, University

25

"We had a dialogue coach. She helped us with our T's."

"We had a dialogue coach. She helped us with our T's."

Rupert Grint, English Actor

25

"Very good coaches for ski jumpers stand at the top of the slope and watch the jumpers prepare, rather than standing at the bottom and watching them land."

"Very good coaches for ski jumpers stand at the top of the slope and watch the jumpers prepare, rather than standing at the bottom and watching them land."

Roland Joffe, English Director

Coach, Coaches, Land, Ski

25

"The coach's job is to get the best players and get them to play together."

"The coach's job is to get the best players and get them to play together."

Bernie Ebbers, Canadian Businessman

Coach, Job, Play

24

"I think training of better Youth Coaches is essential."

"I think training of better Youth Coaches is essential."

Arsene Wenger, French Coach

Coach, Coaches, Training, Youth

24

"But as coaches, we need to get a little more fire and passion and be more demanding that our guys get the job done. I think players will respond to that, and we'll see."

"But as coaches, we need to get a little more fire and passion and be more demanding that our guys get the job done. I think players will respond to that, and we'll see."

Steve Spurrier, American Coach

Coach, Coaches, Fire, Job, Passion

23

"I'm happy with the coach we have. I think any one of the ones I asked them to consider would've been good."

"I'm happy with the coach we have. I think any one of the ones I asked them to consider would've been good."

Bear Bryant, American Coach

23

"All my coaches tell me that I have been under achieving."

"All my coaches tell me that I have been under achieving."

Shane Warne, Australian Athlete

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"You're playing worse and worse every day and right now you're playing like it's next month."

"You're playing worse and worse every day and right now you're playing like it's next month."

Herb Brooks, American Coach

Coach, Day, Now, Right

23

"How do you win? By getting average players to play good and good players to play great. That's how you win."

"How do you win? By getting average players to play good and good players to play great. That's how you win."

Bum Phillips, American Coach

23

"The thing about it is almost everyone could pass that way, but we were kept from doing it by our coaches."

"The thing about it is almost everyone could pass that way, but we were kept from doing it by our coaches."

Oscar Robertson, American Athlete

22

"I was a pretty good coach and working with marketing was like coaching."

"I was a pretty good coach and working with marketing was like coaching."

Bernie Ebbers, Canadian Businessman

Coach, Coaching, Marketing, Pretty

22

"The way to make coaches think you're in shape in the spring is to get a tan."

"The way to make coaches think you're in shape in the spring is to get a tan."

Whitey Ford, American Athlete

Coach, Coaches, Spring

22

"I think that teaching coaches are the norm now."

"I think that teaching coaches are the norm now."

Oscar Robertson, American Athlete

Coach, Coaches, Now, Teaching

22

"There's a picture of the real Coach Gary Gaines in the book and he's sitting in the locker room after a game, and he just looks so much like Billy Bob, that we went to him."

"There's a picture of the real Coach Gary Gaines in the book and he's sitting in the locker room after a game, and he just looks so much like Billy Bob, that we went to him."

Peter Berg, American Actor

22

"So you get two good hours on the field about every day, you get about an hour and a half in the meeting room and that's pretty much all you need to thoroughly coach your team."

"So you get two good hours on the field about every day, you get about an hour and a half in the meeting room and that's pretty much all you need to thoroughly coach your team."

Steve Spurrier, American Coach

Coach, Day, Meeting, Pretty

21

"I have never believed in comparisons, whether they are about different eras, players or coaches."

"I have never believed in comparisons, whether they are about different eras, players or coaches."

Sachin Tendulkar, Indian Athlete

Coach, Coaches, Comparisons

21

"I want to see if the player communicates with his teammates and how he responds to coaching. Another thing to remember is players' bodies can develop better than their skills."

"I want to see if the player communicates with his teammates and how he responds to coaching. Another thing to remember is players' bodies can develop better than their skills."

Isaiah Thomas, American Athlete

Coach, Coaching, Want

21

"Coaches aren't concentrating enough of the technical part of this game and that could lead to injuries."

"Coaches aren't concentrating enough of the technical part of this game and that could lead to injuries."

Troy Vincent, American Athlete

21

"It's difficult to compare coaches. You really can't compare them."

"It's difficult to compare coaches. You really can't compare them."

Cobi Jones, American Athlete

21

"If I miss coaching that much, I could go to some little school where they didn't recruit, where all the kids wanted to go. I believe I could find somewhere to coach."

"If I miss coaching that much, I could go to some little school where they didn't recruit, where all the kids wanted to go. I believe I could find somewhere to coach."

Bear Bryant, American Coach

Coach, Coaching, Kids, School

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