Coaching Quotes

• At the same time, it makes me feel like I have to prove myself to the new guys coming in as well as prove myself to the coaching staff, which is a good bit of motivation for me.

  

  Michael Strahan
  • Motivational
  • Prove
  • Wells

• 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
  • Problem
  • Training
  • Coaching

• Coaching secrets? I don't think I got any. The main "secret" - love for chess.

  

  Ashot Nadanian
  • Chess
  • Coaching
  • Secrets

• He gave me those notes to reflect on the move, just like Coach Holtz had given him the notes. It's great to hear different philosophies on coaching.

  

  Bret Bielema
  • Move
  • Reflect
  • Philosophies

• He doesn't mind seeking support. He did it as a player, and he did it with Team Canada, and I imagine he'll do it with coaching. He is not afraid to put quality people around him and let them do their jobs.

  

  Andy Moog
  • Support
  • Player
  • Coaching

• There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you.

  

  Woody Hayes
  • Football
  • Sports
  • Motivational

• I cannot claim to thoroughly enjoy coaching, because it is very hard work if you are even moderately conscientious. Nevertheless it does provide a degree of satisfaction - not to mention a steady income, which is why I do it occasionally.

  

  Nigel Short
  • Coaching
  • Satisfaction
  • Income

• I can think back when I was coaching high school.

  

  Eddie Sutton
  • Think
  • High School
  • Coaching

• I was working as hard as a human being could work. That tempo hasn't changed. I just have more diversity and more companies, and now I've got 33 companies so my dance card is full. Four kids and three grandkids, but I love that passionate lifestyle. I love constantly growing, I love seeing and feeling that you can have an impact. And gradually it went from just coaching to actually running businesses because I've had experiences that were life changing.

  

  Anthony Robbins
  • Life
  • Change
  • Feelings

• To be successful in coaching you have to treat your team like a family. The leader needs backing from everyone.

  

  Morgan Wootten
  • Successful
  • Being
  • Treats

• If you are getting into coaching right out of college, you're not one of the coaches because you're not really, like, a coach yet. You're someone who's in limbo all the time. Navigating that is not easy. If you try to be too much like a player, then the coaches are like, You're not too serious about coaching. If you're going to be too much like a coach, the players are not going to confide in anything.

  

  Geno Auriemma
  • Trying
  • Player
  • Serious

• This is about as distasteful a loss as I can remember, and it's baffling. After Sunday's game, I thought a good positive push was going to take place. It's the mystery of coaching.

  

  Brad Soderberg
  • Remember
  • Game
  • Push

• It's a unique situation to have, but again they say sometimes talent doesn't win. It has to be brought together right. That's the coaching's job. That's what we're doing.

  

  Michael Cooper
  • Together
  • Sometimes
  • Situation

• Boom Boom was an incredible man who meant a great deal to me and I'm fortunate to have called him a friend and mentor. I'm sincerely honored to be a part of the same coaching fraternity and to follow his lead as an NHL Head Coach in Atlanta.

  

  Bob Hartley
  • Friend
  • Deal
  • Fortunate

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

  

  Paul Gascoigne
  • Coaching
  • Forced
  • Badge

• My father was a very fun dad; he was always coaching our soccer sports teams, he made sure that we had activities to do. He was kind of goofy and fun. But at the same time, he had a lot of lessons to teach us so that we didn't grow up and just not be good people. I try and reflect a lot on how I was raised by my father in the character that I'm playing now in being a dad. You've got to be strong for these kids. You also have to be fun and teach them all the lessons, not just one, or two, or three.

  

  Milo Ventimiglia
  • People
  • Character
  • Father

• The single most important thing in coaching is turning out educated kids who are ready for society.

  

  Allen Newell
  • Kids
  • Coaching
  • Educated

• The metaphor ( coaching) with sports is meant quite seriously... the coach stands back , observes the performance, and provides guidance. The coach applauds strengths, identifies weaknesses, points up principles, offers guiding and often inspiring imagery, and decides what kind of practice to emphasize.

  

  David Perkins
  • Learning
  • Weakness
  • Performances

• Either love your players or get out of coaching.

  

  Bobby Dodd
  • Love
  • Players
  • Coaching

• At the minor-league and major-league level, you know how important your coaching staff is, but in a big market it becomes absolutely huge.

  

  Mike Quade
  • Important
  • League
  • Minors

• I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But it's true - hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don't love something, then don't do it.

  

  Ray Bradbury
  • Believe
  • Practice
  • Pay

• Without an adequate answer to the question, "Why?" the price is always to high.

  

  Bobb Biehl
  • Answers
  • Coaching
  • Adequate

• We probably spend more time talking about individual players in our coaching sessions than anything else.

  

  Hayden Fry
  • Player
  • Individual
  • Coaching

• My dad said if you become a tennis professional just make sure you get into the top hundred, because you have to make a little bit of money. You make a living so you can pay your coaching and, you know, your travels.

  

  Roger Federer
  • Said
  • Tennis
  • Pay

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