Quotes About Coaching

Giannis is truly a student of the game. He listens to the coaches, they show him film, and he's always in the gym working on his game and trying to find ways to get better.

You learn something from everyone, even the bad coaches because they tell you something and you think, 'I'll never do that in the future.'

Sometimes you play and you think you're doing one thing, and then you don't. The coaches are the ones who see it the best way.

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.

There are lots of aspects to work on my game, which the coaches do with me every day.

My coaches taught me a lot is about taking the first touch positive, and I think that's what I've tried to base my game off of. A big part of it is being aggressive.

I just took the good and the bad from all of the coaches I've been around.

All my ex-teammates didn't want to become coaches, yet they've all done it.

You always think you're one of those players who will be in one place the whole time, one of those guys they'll never let leave because you play hurt, do what it takes. But it's a different age. A lot of coaches, they like having younger guys.

Most of the coaches just tell you, 'No, no, you're doing well. This is fine.' But I actually want someone who will tell me what I didn't do right so that I can improve.

I think I'm always willing to learn and listen to the coaches and the manager and listen to the advice of the players in the team as well, so whenever I get the advice, I try to take it on board and just try to help myself get better.

I'm not afraid to learn from my coaches.

You see, some kids, the college coaches are calling them at all hours of the night, saying the same thing over and over again.

Felipao is one of the best coaches in the world.

I feel like there should be more black head coaches.

All my coaches tell me that I have been under achieving.

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

People think that coaches are always right, but it's difficult to teach a runner how to run, because every runner is different. You have to have an understanding of how to assist what that runner has, so they know how to assist what you have without taking away your special ability, because you're not like anybody else.

You have to have coaches willing to adapt.

We push players beyond their limits and expectations every day. We ask them to take risks. Sometimes, as coaches, we have to remember to do that with our decisions, too.

Those that coach 10 years that take a year off are three times better coaches... in year 11.

With the coaches, you don't want to hear everybody saying, 'Move over! Back up! Do this!' Let's find out what the players know.

As coaches, any work you may do, it's been done long ago.

Don't get in arguments with your coaches. If you have a certain opinion, express it to the best of your ability. But don't get on his bad side.