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But when you have a coaching staff that draws the last play for you, you better go out there with the confidence. Bojan Bogdanovic
I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have my very own school – no way. And I had no idea I’d be coaching girls. It’s wild. Liang Chow
I did feel support right from the start from LeBron. He’s always shown me a great deal of respect dating back to our battles when I was in Indiana and competing with the Heat in the conference finals, and coaching him in the All-Star Game. Frank Vogel
A lot of coaches could ration out their time. They could delegate. They would make time for their family. But when I was coaching I would almost laugh at those guys. I knew we were working the extra hours to get an edge on them. Jimmy Johnson
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
I can control how hard I play. This is how I respond to coaching. This is how I respond to my teammates. If I focus on that, the other things that come with that are going to come. Jalen Brunson
I don’t know how long I will be coaching for but I don’t expect I will go on from Chelsea, Chelsea is my absolute home. Emma Hayes
Constant, gentle pressure is my preferred technique for leadership, guidance, and coaching. Danny Meyer
I found the love that all my teammates had for me. I found the love that this Duke family, this Duke coaching staff, had for me. That’s what sticks out to me because I know who I am today. Grayson Allen
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
I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you’re doing. You have to be a salesman, and you have to get your players, particularly your leaders, to believe in what you’re trying to accomplish on the basketball floor. Phil Jackson
I’ll never forget, Jill Ellis, the U.S. national team coach, texted me and said: ‘Welcome to the coaching fraternity, you haven’t coached unless you’ve been fired.’ It was the most powerful thing anyone could have told me. Of course it hurt like hell, but it was an important learning curve. Emma Hayes
When you decide to go into coaching, obviously you don’t forget why. That’s to help develop young people, help them chase their dreams, help them reach their goals. Kelvin Sampson
When I first moved out to L.A. to be an actor, this family knew that I was a pretty big athlete back in Texas, and they said, ‘You can live in our house for free if you coach our kid in football, basketball, and lacrosse.’ So I was coaching all these sports teams, and I got to live at this house in Bel Air – this nine-acre estate – for free. Glen Powell
Coaching wouldn’t be for me. No, certainly not. Tom Brady
But with the right kind of coaching and determination you can accomplish anything and the biggest accomplishment that I feel I got from the film was overcoming that fear. Reese Witherspoon
Dealing with LeBron is like a friendship. Coaching, but he understands that I am the boss, and I am going to call the shots, and he is fine with that. Tyronn Lue
Life coaching, the mental and physical well-being of footballers, is going to be really important. I don’t mean necessarily in a deep psychological way. But they’re surrounded by a lot of people. Important people, seemingly. Not always. But important in their worlds. They’re mini companies. Sean Dyche
My wife, Olivia, always thought I was one day going to go into coaching. But after playing until I was 37, I didn’t want to subject my family to that nomad life. I think I definitely could have done it. Archie Manning
Coaches don’t sleep for a reason. They don’t sleep because it’s a danger zone every night. Very seldom do you ever get two or three days off… The lifestyle of coaching in the NBA is a tremendous challenge that gives you tremendous highs but also tremendous lows. George Karl
I worked under Francis Schmidt, and he was the biggest influence on my coaching career. Sid Gillman
The better the coaching has become, the worse the game has become. Scotty Bowman
Really, coaching is simplicity. It’s getting players to play better than they think that they can. Tom Landry
You’ve got to coach worrying about your entire team: whether that gets you a championship or whether that gets you fired. I think it allows you to coach free. You’re coaching with freedom because you know you’re doing what you think is right. Doc Rivers
I enjoy basketball. I enjoy coaching basketball. It’s the out-of-season stuff I didn’t handle well. Dean Smith
Coaching is a very different skill. You need patience, you need a lot of organisation. I don’t have any. Wasim Akram
As a player, I was fortunate to work with coaching and medical staffs that underscored the importance of utilizing injury prevention exercises, which contributed to my healthy and long playing career. Cobi Jones
My best investment, as cliched as this sounds, is the money I’ve spent developing myself, via books, workshops and coaching. Leadership begins within, and to have a better career, start by building a better you. Robin S. Sharma
I did a few more plays, and then I went to L.A., because I knew I could get a coaching job there. Lee Majors
Ossie Ardiles got the job at Tottenham. I knew Ossie well and he brought me back as his reserve-team coach. That was my intro into coaching. Over the years I have known lots of other potential coaches who couldn’t see a pathway. They couldn’t see role models. There were so many BAME coaches who would apply for jobs and not even get an interview. Chris Hughton
Look, coaching is about human interaction and trying to know your players. Any coach would tell you that. I’m no different. Bill Parcells
From a player’s standpoint, it’s on you to make sure that you’re watching the film, you’re doing everything during the week necessary to improve, to make sure you understand the finer coaching points, every little detail, so that when you’re in the middle of the game, you’re not playing slow or apprehensive. Jason Kelce
Kevin McHale was a master communicator and knows how to coach stars, and that’s a unique gift because you take an old-school guy that’s used to coaching his way, he’d have a hard time coaching them cats now, but Kevin knows how, and he has the patience of Job. Kelvin Sampson
People say you have to know when to retire, which is a dumb thing to say. If you want to go out on top, yeah, it becomes important when you quit. But I wasn’t afraid of that. And I wasn’t worried about getting fired. I knew the risk. To me, it’s not an ego thing. I enjoy coaching. I enjoy helping people achieve something. Tom Landry
To be honored by your peers is incredibly gratifying and I am so thankful to my colleagues across the league for this recognition. I’m also grateful to the talented and dedicated coaching staff I work with every day in Toronto. To be recognized with an award that bears Michael H. Goldberg’s name is very special. Dwane Casey
I was just thankful to be a student manager, and if that led to a high school coaching job or maybe I could stick at a small Division I school as an assistant, that would have been a success for me. Frank Vogel
England was the biggest coaching job that I had. You know, in England, the football is connected to all the things in a incredible way. I’m very proud to have been there. Sven-Goran Eriksson
I think what coaching is all about, is taking players and analyzing there ability, put them in a position where they can excel within the framework of the team winning. And I hope that I’ve done that in my 33 years as a head coach. Don Shula
To excel at the highest level – or any level, really – you need to believe in yourself, and hands down, one of the biggest contributors to my self-confidence has been private coaching. Stephen Curry
Selecting the right person for the right job is the largest part of coaching. Phil Crosby
And I would be the first to admit that probably, in a lot of press conferences over the time that I have been in coaching, indulging my own sense of humor at press conferences has not been greatly to my benefit. Bobby Knight
If you have time to be with a dog, and the dog is smart, you come to understand the dog, and the dog understands you. They’re not hard to train. But they have to be smart, and you have to spend time with them. It’s like coaching. I was a better coach when I had smart players. Bud Grant
Jim Udinski has been coaching in the league for the past fourteen years, and his Division II team, the Lenape Valley Indians from suburban Philadelphia, has already made history – twice. Jeanne Marie Laskas
Jim Harbaugh has done a great job of coaching in the NFL no matter how you put it. John Madden
You need a lot of leaders, but a hockey team needs a voice, not only in the community, but more importantly between the coaching staff and the players. There are always ups and downs in a season; the captain is the guy players look to in those situations. Joe Sakic
Each person holds so much power within themselves that needs to be let out. Sometimes they just need a little nudge, a little direction, a little support, a little coaching, and the greatest things can happen. Pete Carroll
I’m gifted to coach. I know that. And the relationships I’ve built with players, coaches, support staff, I’m gifted to coach and I love coaching and I want to coach. Brian Flores
Coaching takes patience. I’m more enthused when teaching players who want it versus when I have to. Kevin Garnett
When I first started coaching, one of the worst things that I think I heard was ‘It will be O.K.’ I would wonder, ‘How the hell is it going to be O.K.?’ The worst word in the English language is ‘hope.’ Bobby Knight
My dad was a professional footballer before I was alive. When I was growing up, he was the one who coached and mentored me and helped me to become what I am today. Without his coaching and without his insight and the days and the hours that he put in with me, I wouldn’t be the player that I am today. Daniel Sturridge
Before I ever got into coaching, I got my law degree at Pepperdine. Mike Leach
No, I’m not coaching. It’s a huge responsibility to coach somebody. Oksana Baiul
During my 40-year coaching career at West Point, Indiana and Texas Tech, my teams reached the Final Four on five occasions, winning the national championship three times. Bobby Knight
You have a lot of ups and downs in coaching, especially, but I can’t remember any bad times at this point. I mean, they’re all good. A lot of tears when you lose, a lot of down times, but I can’t remember any of them. They’re all positive now. Even the bad times were good. Don Nelson
I think if you had asked me in 2004, ‘Karch, you’re going to be coaching the U.S.A. women’s team from 2013 through 2016,’ I would have said: ‘What are you talking about? You’re a little batty right now.’ Karch Kiraly
Our job as a coaching staff is to mentor, to discipline and to educate young people. Urban Meyer
I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you’re doing. Phil Jackson
Well my thoughts on American swimming are that our prospects look favorable, but we may not have as strong a showing in the gold medal count as in previous Olympics. But I am not coaching. Mark Spitz
Failure is good. It’s fertilizer. Everything I’ve learned about coaching, I’ve learned from making mistakes. Rick Pitino
There is something powerful about sitting courtside and watching closely the interactions of players with their teammates, with their opponents, with their coaching staff. Doris Burke
Since the season ended, I’ve let things settle down, and I have to talk to the coaching staff and management. I really don’t want to turn this into a big drama. So I plan on making a definite decision relatively quickly. Steve Yzerman
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
One of these days when I’m finished coaching at Alabama, I’ll write an authorized book because there’s only one expert on my life, and guess who that is… me. And there won’t be any misinformation. There won’t be any false statements. There won’t be any hearsay. There won’t be any expert analysis from anybody else. It will be the real deal. Nick Saban
Well, I think it’s pretty much established that I just didn’t have any interest in coaching in the pros. Bobby Knight
We are not coaching on a daily basis because we often travel with our charity and commercial interests. Nadia Comaneci
I saw 14 games in two and a half months at Churchill. It was what I really signed for. They were eyeing the championship and also playing the AFC Cup. So I am very thankful for Churchill, the coaching staff and the players. Sunil Chhetri
I was almost as famous at Indiana for my television shows as I was my coaching. That’s kind of embarrassing when you think about it. Lee Corso
I play in dreams. I don’t ever have coaching dreams. But I have football dreams, still. Jim Harbaugh
Coaching’s not a job, it’s a privilege. Lee Corso
All coaching is, is taking a player where he can’t take himself. Bill McCartney
You work all season to earn the trust of your teammates and the coaching staff. Jayson Tatum
I’ve been lucky to have great coaching, great teammates, and a desire to keep getting better. That, slowly over time, helped me grow from an average high school player to the NBA. John Stockton
I won’t miss coaching. What you miss is that camaraderie with those boys and the other coaches. You miss that. Bobby Bowden
One must understand that shooting is a very individual sport and see what sort of coaching possibilities exist in the country and what their standards are. One of the issues that has been faced earlier by shooting athletes is that we have one odd national coach for whom it’s impossible to give that sort of attention to say, a group of 30. Abhinav Bindra
Coaching is easy. Winning is the hard part. Elgin Baylor
In the end, it’s about the teaching, and what I always loved about coaching was the practices. Not the games, not the tournaments, not the alumni stuff. But teaching the players during practice was what coaching was all about to me. John Wooden
When I got out of coaching, I had taught a class at the University of California, an extension class on football for fans. I was looking for tools. I was showing them films. I was going to write a textbook. Trip Hawkins came to me about making it a game for computers. John Madden
I think as far as any kind of pressure on a football team or on an individual in professional sports really depends not only on that individual but the leadership they have on the team and the leadership they have on the coaching staff. A lot of times, they can divert some of those pressures off of the individual and off of the team. Jimmy Johnson
I just want to be in the middle of the order, playing solid defense, playing every day, being competitive and earning that my manager, the coaching staff, the front office, my teammates have faith that I’m going to be a helpful teammate. I want to do that until the very end. Joey Votto
I am going to miss Don Shula. I like him, and I admire him. I’m going to miss looking those 53 yards across the field and thinking, ‘There is a coaching legend.’ Marv Levy
A big part of me has been tied to coaching and I want to get into coaching and make a difference that way. Jason Witten
Faith is the most important thing in the world to me. It’s the greatest strength I’ve had. It’s helped me get through the hard times. You’re not going to win every one of your football games. I’ve always said I’m not going to make football my god. A lot of coaches put so much into coaching football games that they have nothing left. Bobby Bowden
The most overrated thing is that you’re a good defensive team because of your coaching. No. You’re a good defensive team because you care and because it’s important to you. Kelvin Sampson
To be successful in anything, you have to have a passion for it, and that leads to being enthusiastic and demanding. I didn’t have it for history. So I wouldn’t have been a good teacher in that area. But I had it for basketball. And that’s what coaching is at every level: it’s about teaching. Jeff Van Gundy
The coaching life is like a relay race and I’m thankful for my turn and am confident as I pass the baton. Bob Stoops
You never want to go through a coaching change mid-cycle. Megan Rapinoe
I’ve started the coaching badges. I did some at Aston Villa, but things got in the way.’ James Milner
Coaching is definitely on the aspiration list. Kenny Smith
I would like to be coaching in the right situation if it’s a team effort and doesn’t have a bunch of mini-agendas. I want something where the school wants to win and values graduation and everybody wants to work together. Mike Leach
During my eight years at Deutsche Bank, the bank ticked every box with the elite development programs, coaching, mission statements for the advancement of women – and I was proud to be a part of it. Stephanie Ruhle
I like CrossFit. I agree with a lot of their coaching tips and the foundation of functional movements and hard work. They embody all that stuff. But I also think there’s a bit of a cult following within the CrossFit community, a bit of a fraternity, which obviously creates a bias and a little bit of a tunnel vision. Roman Reigns
I’d be satisfied just coaching in high school. I turned down a number of colleges when I was teaching in South Bend, Indiana, before I went into the service. I honestly believe that if I hadn’t enlisted in the service, I would never have left high school teaching. I’m sure I would have never left. John Wooden
I wanted to get my coaching badges after retiring, and I asked to take the exam, but they told me I needed to study for four years. I told them they were crazy. Who is going to study for four years? How is someone going to teach me technical things when I know more than they do? Johan Cruyff
I would love to have a career like Zinedine Zidane. He stopped playing, took some time, realised he liked coaching, and started working in the youth academy. I could follow a similar path. Kaka
Heck yeah, I’d be comfortable coaching a game without any fans. If the choice were play in front of no fans or not play, then I would choose to play in front of no fans. Jim Harbaugh
For me, there’s a lot of great jobs, great opportunities I know in coaching but, for me, the Michigan job was the best job for me. Jim Harbaugh
I don’t like intensely complicated coaching. I prefer to work things out by myself. A gentle hint is all I need, otherwise it’s like finishing a crossword after someone has given me the answers. Jonny Bairstow
I learned this about coaching: You don’t have to explain victory and you can’t explain defeat. Darrell Royal
I was a coach, and I put a lot of education and experience into coaching. John Madden
I am into coaching and punditry, but I do miss being able to run around and kick a football which I can’t do because of my knee. I had always been alright but it plagued my last season at Reading. Wayne Bridge