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Quotes by Coach

"I'm going to be the next head coach at Notre Dame."
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Dan Devine
"I'm going to be the next head coach at Notre Dame."
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"Managing can be more discouraging than playing, especially when you're losing because when you're a player, there are at least individual goals you can shoot for. When you're a manager all the worries of the team become your worries."
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Al Lopez
"Managing can be more discouraging than playing, especially when you're losing because when you're a player, there are at least individual goals you can shoot for. When you're a manager all the worries of the team become your worries."
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"You can never have enough talent."
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Pat Riley
"You can never have enough talent."
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"I try not to play two days in succession. I usually try to space it so I have a day in between."
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Darrell Royal
"I try not to play two days in succession. I usually try to space it so I have a day in between."
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"I don't know why people question the academic training of an athlete. Fifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their classes."
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Al McGuire
"I don't know why people question the academic training of an athlete. Fifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their classes."
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"The life expectancy of a team is about eight months. Then the next year, it's a whole new team."
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Mike Krzyzewski
"The life expectancy of a team is about eight months. Then the next year, it's a whole new team."
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"I have found that the players who have played in that game really do have respect for their adversaries."
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Darrell Royal
"I have found that the players who have played in that game really do have respect for their adversaries."
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"Military leaders aren't made. They are born. To be a good leader, you have to have something in your character to cause people to follow you."
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Jimmy Johnson
"Military leaders aren't made. They are born. To be a good leader, you have to have something in your character to cause people to follow you."
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"A particular shot or way of moving the ball can be a player's personal signature, but efficiency of performance is what wins the game for the team."
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Pat Riley
"A particular shot or way of moving the ball can be a player's personal signature, but efficiency of performance is what wins the game for the team."
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"If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she'd get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don't mean she wouldn't pay the bank, but the children always came first."
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Larry Bird
"If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she'd get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don't mean she wouldn't pay the bank, but the children always came first."
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"Discipline is not a nasty word."
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Pat Riley
"Discipline is not a nasty word."
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"Paralyze resistance with persistence."
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Woody Hayes
"Paralyze resistance with persistence."
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"I enjoy the work, I enjoy every minute of my professional life."
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Jose Mourinho
"I enjoy the work, I enjoy every minute of my professional life."
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"Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character."
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John Wooden
"Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character."
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"One of my favorite things is mayonnaise and I have to tell you that. I love mayonnaise, but I don't eat it any more. If I do I put light mayonnaise on it, which I know is still not good but it's a lot better than the other one and I don't eat it that much."
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Mike Ditka
"One of my favorite things is mayonnaise and I have to tell you that. I love mayonnaise, but I don't eat it any more. If I do I put light mayonnaise on it, which I know is still not good but it's a lot better than the other one and I don't eat it that much."
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"On the road we're somebody else's guests - and we play in a way that they're not going to forget we visited them."
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Knute Rockne
"On the road we're somebody else's guests - and we play in a way that they're not going to forget we visited them."
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"Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself."
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Paul Bryant
"Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself."
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"The thing I loved the most - and still love the most about teaching - is that you can connect with an individual or a group, and see that individual or group exceed their limits."
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Mike Krzyzewski
"The thing I loved the most - and still love the most about teaching - is that you can connect with an individual or a group, and see that individual or group exceed their limits."
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"That's what I do now: I lead and I teach. If we win basketball games from doing that, then that's great, but I lead and teach. Those are the two things I concentrate on."
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Mike Krzyzewski
"That's what I do now: I lead and I teach. If we win basketball games from doing that, then that's great, but I lead and teach. Those are the two things I concentrate on."
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"I have made it totally clear to the players that my door will always be open."
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Stuart Pearce
"I have made it totally clear to the players that my door will always be open."
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"I've enjoyed my retirement."
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Darrell Royal
"I've enjoyed my retirement."
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"I knew your father before you did, and I don't think he'd be too proud of what you're doing right now."
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Scotty Bowman
"I knew your father before you did, and I don't think he'd be too proud of what you're doing right now."
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"I think in the future we need to look at our youth department to provide more players for the first team think it is important for a club to have a good amount of players that have roots with the club and region."
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Arsene Wenger
"I think in the future we need to look at our youth department to provide more players for the first team think it is important for a club to have a good amount of players that have roots with the club and region."
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"Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it."
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Lou Holtz
"Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it."
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"Ability is a poor man's wealth."
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John Wooden
"Ability is a poor man's wealth."
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"If we're a hit, let 'em say anything they want."
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Knute Rockne
"If we're a hit, let 'em say anything they want."
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"Actually, the Kentucky moment was better than winning the two National Championships, because it was the epitome of what I try to get from a team in a crisis situation."
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Mike Krzyzewski
"Actually, the Kentucky moment was better than winning the two National Championships, because it was the epitome of what I try to get from a team in a crisis situation."
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"It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test."
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Lou Holtz
"It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test."
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"I'm not going to make it the all - everything. Our (the Saints) goal is to get better, make the playoffs and win the Super Bowl, but I'm not gonna anguish over it like I have in the past."
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Mike Ditka
"I'm not going to make it the all - everything. Our (the Saints) goal is to get better, make the playoffs and win the Super Bowl, but I'm not gonna anguish over it like I have in the past."
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"Some people are willing to pay the price and it's the same with staying healthy or eating healthy. There's some discipline involved. There's some sacrifices."
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Mike Ditka
"Some people are willing to pay the price and it's the same with staying healthy or eating healthy. There's some discipline involved. There's some sacrifices."
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"And if you see me, smile and maybe give me a hug. That's important to me too."
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Jim Valvano
"And if you see me, smile and maybe give me a hug. That's important to me too."
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"Don't give up at half time. Concentrate on winning the second half."
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Paul Bryant
"Don't give up at half time. Concentrate on winning the second half."
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"Practice without improvement is meaningless."
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Chuck Knox
"Practice without improvement is meaningless."
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"There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you."
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Woody Hayes
"There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you."
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"You can achieve only that which you will do."
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George Halas
"You can achieve only that which you will do."
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"If everything had already been done, there would be nothing left for young people to accomplish. There are always going to be people who run faster, jump higher, dive deeper, and come up drier."
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Darrell Royal
"If everything had already been done, there would be nothing left for young people to accomplish. There are always going to be people who run faster, jump higher, dive deeper, and come up drier."
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"Young players need freedom of expression to develop as creative players... they should be encouraged to try skills without fear of failure."
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Arsene Wenger
"Young players need freedom of expression to develop as creative players... they should be encouraged to try skills without fear of failure."
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"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."
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Bear Bryant
"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."
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"Throughout my life, my mom has been the person that I've always looked up to."
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Mike Krzyzewski
"Throughout my life, my mom has been the person that I've always looked up to."
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"The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones."
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John Wooden
"The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones."
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"I can't believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary."
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Lou Holtz
"I can't believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary."
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"The truth is that many people set rules to keep from making decisions."
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Mike Krzyzewski
"The truth is that many people set rules to keep from making decisions."
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"But it is a black man's game, and it will be forever."
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Larry Bird
"But it is a black man's game, and it will be forever."
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"Parents can really help, but they can also really hinder the development of their youngsters."
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Mike Krzyzewski
"Parents can really help, but they can also really hinder the development of their youngsters."
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"I've been into the habit of freezing white grapes and using them as a snack. Instead of eating peanuts or popcorn or something like that or pretzels, I just eat the white grapes."
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Mike Ditka
"I've been into the habit of freezing white grapes and using them as a snack. Instead of eating peanuts or popcorn or something like that or pretzels, I just eat the white grapes."
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"You have to defeat a great players aura more than his game."
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Pat Riley
"You have to defeat a great players aura more than his game."
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"Success is not forever and failure isn't fatal."
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Don Shula
"Success is not forever and failure isn't fatal."
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"Good seasons start with good beginnings."
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Sparky Anderson
"Good seasons start with good beginnings."
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"The magic is in the man, not the 100 miles."
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Bill Bowerman
"The magic is in the man, not the 100 miles."
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"If God had wanted man to play soccer, he wouldn't have given us arms."
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Mike Ditka
"If God had wanted man to play soccer, he wouldn't have given us arms."
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