Coaches have to watch for what they don't want to see and listen to what they don't want to hear. Votes: 5
John MaddenCoaches who let a championship team back off from becoming a dynasty are cowards. Votes: 3
Pat RileyA life of frustration is inevitable for any coach whose main enjoyment is winning. Votes: 3
Chuck NollI believe every era has its significance and the same holds true for players and coaches. Votes: 3
Sachin TendulkarCoaches are an integral part of any manager's team, especially if they are good pinochle players. Votes: 3
Earl WeaverCoaches are bridge builders. It's our job to build a bridge for our athletes to cross over. Votes: 3
Rick PitinoCoaches who shoot par in the summer are the guys I want on my schedule in the winter. Votes: 3
Abe LemonsAs a coach you can influence the diet of your players. You can point out what is wrong. Votes: 3
Arsene WengerCoaches have told me I can help the team much more if I don't talk, if I don't moan. Votes: 3
Luis SuarezI have to say that flying on Air Force One sort of spoils you for coach on a regular airline. Votes: 3
Ron ReaganThat's what really motivates me: to make my coaches proud, my teammates proud, and the fans proud. Votes: 1
Aaron RodgersI've always respected the authority figures in my life, including my coaches. Votes: 0
Richard SeymourMen have always volunteered, they just called themselves coaches, trustees, and firemen! Votes: 0
Susan J. EllisMy most frequent admonition to athletes and coaches is: train, do not strain. Votes: 0
Arthur LydiardThe best teachers coach their students and the best coaches are great teachers. Votes: 0
Grant TeaffThe mentality of coaches and players alike [in Bundesliga]. It's all about winning. Votes: 0
Pierre-Emerick AubameyangI know the coaches definitely trust me and my ability to throw the football. Votes: 0
Russell WilsonThere's two kinds of coaches, them that's fired and them that's gonna be fired. Votes: 0
Bum PhillipsOn good teams coaches hold players accountable, on great teams players hold players accountable Votes: 0
Joe DumarsI've really gained an appreciation for what coaches do since I returned to the NFL. Votes: 0
Mike SingletaryAssistant coaches become a little bit more buddies to the players than a head coach. Votes: 0
Adam OatesI learn teaching from teachers. I learn golf from golfers. I learn winning from coaches. Votes: 0
Harvey PenickI have never believed in comparisons, whether they are about different eras, players or coaches. Votes: 0
Sachin TendulkarIf a man coaches himself, then he has only himself to blame when he is beaten. Votes: 0
Roger BannisterWe should because when coaches get fired, the players have a lot to do with it. Votes: 0
Allen IversonSometimes the coaches tell me to be selfish, but my game won't let me be selfish. Votes: 0
LeBron JamesI always thought I could coach. I just thought people were poor judges of good coaches. Votes: 0
Bum PhillipsI've been able to speak with most of the special teams coaches and special teams scouts. Votes: 0
Kyle BrindzaWe have very smart players and they've been fortunate to play for three very good coaches. Votes: 0
Joe DumarsAbsolutely. There are a 1000 better coaches in the cities, but I'm the best in the country. Votes: 0
Lou HoltzSome coaches pray for wisdom. I pray for 260-pound tackles. They'll give me plenty of wisdom. Votes: 0
Chuck NollNearly all of these Chinese girls that have had success have had coaching from foreign coaches. Votes: 0
Michael ChangI know that there are coaches who do end up sleeping on the sofa in their office. Votes: 0
Chuck PaganoI do think coaches need to get away from the game more, though. It's good for them. Votes: 0
Lou HoltzI don't understand these new coaches who don't drink. What do they do when they get beat? Votes: 0
Abe LemonsIt's hard, or you wouldn't like it. A lot of coaches really don't like what they're doing. Votes: 0
Steve LargentWhat I like about the USTA is that it's developing systems to help the coaches coach better. Votes: 0
Jim CourierI suppose I'm like most coaches now, standing on the sideline hoping somebody asks them a question. Votes: 0
Bobby BowdenI've been lucky enough to be around some great coaches, all the way from Pop Warner to now. Votes: 0
Andrew LuckThe country is full of good coaches. What it takes to win is a bunch of interested players. Votes: 0
Don CoryellI don't blame the players, I don't blame the parents, I blame programs and I blame the coaches. Votes: 0
Tony DiCiccoWe must invest in tomorrow. And pay our teachers for teaching as we pay our coaches for coaching. Votes: 0
Nikki GiovanniSome coaches are on power trips. I've never needed somebody to tell me I'm not working hard enough. Votes: 0
Mark WarkentinI am being taken care of by a higher being than myself or my coaches or my training staff. Votes: 0
Rebecca LoboI know a lot of people on the field - players, coaches, managers - are glad that I'm gone. Votes: 0
Frank RobinsonThere are only two kinds of coaches - those who have been fired, and those who will be fired. Votes: 0
Ken LoefflerI don't have any ideas; my coaches have them. I just pass the ideas on and referee the arguments. Votes: 0
Bear BryantDon't try to imitate other coaches. Be your own person with your own style and do your own thing. Votes: 0
Hubie BrownThere's not a day that I don't work on vocals, have vocal coaches, go to acting classes, read books. Votes: 0
Aaron CarterSpurs are up against one of the top coaches in the world if not one of the best in the world Votes: 0
Aidy BoothroydAs players and coaches, we all want to reach our goal. It's up to us to go out there and perform. Votes: 0
Hines WardI studied voice for about two years with an amazing coach, and I never rose above the level of mediocre. Votes: 1 Danny Strong
I put myself around good people, including my assistant coaches. A lot of head coaches are intimidated by their assistant coaches, they'd rather get people that are far less talented than them because it's not threatening. Votes: 4 Tony DiCicco
I just took the good and the bad from all of the coaches I've been around. Votes: 1 Charles Haley
My coaching staff gets to go to the World Series. From a financial perspective that's great for coaches because baseball coaches in the Major League level don't really make that much money. People don't realize that. Votes: 3 Joe Maddon
The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet Votes: 1 Ralph Waldo Emerson
My high-school coach Tony Reginelli was kind of famous for 'Reggie-isms,' kind of like 'Yogi-isms.' He always said if you want to be a good quarterback, when sprinting left you want to be amphibious and throw left-handed. I told him, 'You mean ambidextrous, coach?' Votes: 1 Peyton Manning
Snoop Dog is the Phil Jackson of youth football coaches. He ain't going to accept nothing but a winner. Votes: 4 Ice Cube
I didn't get a ton of interest from colleges in baseball and football, but I was outstanding in track and had the sense that this would be my meal ticket... Track was a sport where I saw immediate improvement, and I had a lot of good support behind me... and the coaches had a lot of experience and pushed me in that direction for sure. Votes: 1 Dan O'Brien
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. Votes: 4 Michael Gartner
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. Votes: 4 Michael Gartner
I've cut my teeth as a coach with some great head coaches and some great co-workers and I have been very lucky to have learned a lot of football from all of the above. Votes: 3 Mike Tice
In 'Diary,' the motto really is: 'Where Do You Get Your Inspiration?' It coaches us to be aware of our motives and not just be a reaction to the circumstances around us. Votes: 1 Chuck Palahniuk
I know a lawyer who'd love to retire and be an assistant coach. I mean, it's fun. Votes: 2 Dean Smith
Football is such a team sport, so no one individual does it. No one coach or no one assistant coach or no one player, it's a great team sport, so I don't get carried away with a bunch of accolades. Votes: 1 Jimmy Johnson
For reasons that baffle me still, my high school sports coaches put me in the first division of the rugby, cricket, and soccer teams. Votes: 3 Hamish Bowles
Nearly all of these Chinese girls that have had success have had coaching from foreign coaches. Votes: 1 Michael Chang
Many tennis coaches are enablers. They need the job more than the player needs the coach, and if the coach needs the job more than the player needs the coach, he can't effect change. Votes: 3 Ivan Lendl