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Coach Quotes

"To have the kind of year you want to have, something has to happen that you can't explain why it happened. Something has to happen that you can't coach."

"To have the kind of year you want to have, something has to happen that you can't explain why it happened. Something has to happen that you can't coach."

Bobby Bowden, American Coach

2

"I can't confirm any rumors. I'm happy doing what I'm doing. I have no interest in going back to coaching."

"I can't confirm any rumors. I'm happy doing what I'm doing. I have no interest in going back to coaching."

Jimmy Johnson, American Coach

Coach, Coaching, Interest, Rumors

2

"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

2

"The main thing I do now is I coach kids, and all of these stories along the way are based in reality."

"The main thing I do now is I coach kids, and all of these stories along the way are based in reality."

Craig Johnston, South African Athlete

Coach, Kids, Now, Reality

2

"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

2

"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."

"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."

Wayne Gretzky, Canadian Athlete

2

"You are only as good as the coach thinks you are."

"You are only as good as the coach thinks you are."

Brian Williams, American Journalist

2

"Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired."

"Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired."

Lou Holtz, American Coach

Coach, Coaching, Mistakes, Nothing

2

"There are times I might coach one or two workouts a year when the regular coach gets caught in traffic."

"There are times I might coach one or two workouts a year when the regular coach gets caught in traffic."

Mark Spitz, American Athlete

2

"Obviously I was disappointed when it fell into disuse, because it was my own track named after me, but I am sure all those youngsters we lost will be coming back, and I certainly intend to be down here as much as I can, coaching and advising."

"Obviously I was disappointed when it fell into disuse, because it was my own track named after me, but I am sure all those youngsters we lost will be coming back, and I certainly intend to be down here as much as I can, coaching and advising."

Linford Christie, British Athlete

Coach, Coaching, Will

2

"It's not any one person. It's not any one coach. It's the team."

"It's not any one person. It's not any one coach. It's the team."

Brian McBride, American Athlete

2

"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

2

"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

2

"I wish my teammates, coaches and the entire Lions organization all the best."

"I wish my teammates, coaches and the entire Lions organization all the best."

Barry Sanders, American Athlete

2

"When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me."

"When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me."

Bob Uecker, American Athlete

1

"Well, I think it's pretty much established that I just didn't have any interest in coaching in the pros."

"Well, I think it's pretty much established that I just didn't have any interest in coaching in the pros."

Bobby Knight, American Coach

Coach, Coaching, Interest, Pretty

1

"Snoop Dog is the Phil Jackson of youth football coaches. He ain't going to accept nothing but a winner."

"Snoop Dog is the Phil Jackson of youth football coaches. He ain't going to accept nothing but a winner."

Ice Cube, American Musician

Coach, Coaches, Football, Nothing, Youth

1

"It's a market economy. Apparently the demand for great coaches exceeds the supply, so of course the price of good coaches is going to be high."

"It's a market economy. Apparently the demand for great coaches exceeds the supply, so of course the price of good coaches is going to be high."

Michael Gartner, American Journalist

Coach, Coaches, Economy

1

"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

1

"Coaching really is an individual philosophy."

"Coaching really is an individual philosophy."

Mark Messier, Canadian Athlete

Coach, Coaching, Philosophy

1

"Nobody gives a crap about hockey down here - nobody. I coach kids' hockey down here and you can start to see the disinterest in the game here with the kids."

"Nobody gives a crap about hockey down here - nobody. I coach kids' hockey down here and you can start to see the disinterest in the game here with the kids."

Bobby Hull, Canadian Athlete

1

"It's hard, or you wouldn't like it. A lot of coaches really don't like what they're doing."

"It's hard, or you wouldn't like it. A lot of coaches really don't like what they're doing."

Steve Largent, American Athlete

1

"If the coach is good, I don't think a psychologist is needed."

"If the coach is good, I don't think a psychologist is needed."

Hansie Cronje, South African Athlete

1

"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."

"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."

Madeleine Stowe, American Actress

1

"It's not just about a coach telling you what to do and just following it unthinkingly."

"It's not just about a coach telling you what to do and just following it unthinkingly."

Lynn Davies, British Athlete

1

"Let them police themselves, and then it goes another step past them to my coaches and there a coach that is responsible for a different area and different category on the field."

"Let them police themselves, and then it goes another step past them to my coaches and there a coach that is responsible for a different area and different category on the field."

Dusty Baker, American Athlete

Coach, Coaches, Past, Police

1

"You've got to be actively involved in the process yourself and you've got to listen carefully to what the coach is saying, take that on board yourself and implement what the coach is saying."

"You've got to be actively involved in the process yourself and you've got to listen carefully to what the coach is saying, take that on board yourself and implement what the coach is saying."

Lynn Davies, British Athlete

1

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

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

Ron Reagan, American Journalist

Coach, Flying, Force

1

"Really the team often will take on the personality of its coach."

"Really the team often will take on the personality of its coach."

Mark Messier, Canadian Athlete

Coach, Personality, Will

1

"Coaches have to watch for what they don't want to see and listen to what they don't want to hear."

"Coaches have to watch for what they don't want to see and listen to what they don't want to hear."

John Madden, American Entertainer

Coach, Coaches, Want

1

"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

1

"She told me I wasn't playing for the coach, I was playing for myself."

"She told me I wasn't playing for the coach, I was playing for myself."

Eric Dickerson, American Athlete

1

"I knew nothing about martial arts. The coach told me I was talented with learning martial arts, and put me in a school. Three years later I got my first championship in China."

"I knew nothing about martial arts. The coach told me I was talented with learning martial arts, and put me in a school. Three years later I got my first championship in China."

Jet Li, Chinese Actor

Coach, First, Learning, Nothing

1

"Generally in the Little League you're up against a good pitcher who throws like hell. What does the coach say? Get a walk. Isn't that beautiful way to learn to hit? For four years you stand up there looking for a walk."

"Generally in the Little League you're up against a good pitcher who throws like hell. What does the coach say? Get a walk. Isn't that beautiful way to learn to hit? For four years you stand up there looking for a walk."

Robin Roberts, American Athlete

Coach, Hell, Years

"You know over 20 years I played for a number of managers and dozens of coaches. I don't know any of them that I didn't learn something from to help make me a better player."

"You know over 20 years I played for a number of managers and dozens of coaches. I don't know any of them that I didn't learn something from to help make me a better player."

Robin Yount, American Athlete

Coach, Coaches, Help, Managers, Years

"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

"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

"I believe every era has its significance and the same holds true for players and coaches."

"I believe every era has its significance and the same holds true for players and coaches."

Sachin Tendulkar, Indian Athlete

"If you have a coach helping you, developing your skills alongside you, that's when you're on your way to becoming not just a participant but achieving."

"If you have a coach helping you, developing your skills alongside you, that's when you're on your way to becoming not just a participant but achieving."

Lynn Davies, British Athlete

"I do have some young coaches, but I don't really believe that is the biggest problem we have here."

"I do have some young coaches, but I don't really believe that is the biggest problem we have here."

Steve Spurrier, American Coach

"I don't want to be a Major League coach."

"I don't want to be a Major League coach."

Barry Bonds, American Athlete

"If the national coach lets decisions be made from outside, he's lost the team."

"If the national coach lets decisions be made from outside, he's lost the team."

Jurgen Klinsmann, German Athlete

Coach, Decisions

"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

"How can a coach have any influence over a player that's making over five times more than he is?"

"How can a coach have any influence over a player that's making over five times more than he is?"

Hayden Fry, American Coach

Coach, Influence

"My high school coach was Ray O'Conner. He has coached a lot of players that have signed professional contracts, and many of those have gone on to play in the major leagues."

"My high school coach was Ray O'Conner. He has coached a lot of players that have signed professional contracts, and many of those have gone on to play in the major leagues."

Robin Yount, American Athlete

Coach, Play, School

"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

"I started out wanting to coach football."

"I started out wanting to coach football."

Lee Majors, American Actor

Coach, Football

"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

"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

"This year my role is clear: I am a coach, a coach to sportsmen."

"This year my role is clear: I am a coach, a coach to sportsmen."

Anatoli Boukreev, Russian Athlete

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