Quotes About Coaching

I need to go play the right way, listen to LeBron and be a sponge and try to soak up what he's going to tell me.

I can tell you, I grew up with great coaching, and it had nothing to do with sports. I had great parents. I really got some great input from there. They were entrepreneurial, middle-class business people.

I've given many lessons in many sports over the years to many different people.

I've always believed that. I'm not a guy who comes in with an offensive system, and we try to fit guys to it. I think it goes the other way. 'Here's who we've got. Let's put them in the right spots where they can be productive.'

Anytime you have opportunities to spread the game of basketball, it is a big thing.

Spreading the wealth and giving other assistant coaches their due is critical.

Darren Campbell has helped me out a lot with my sprinting mechanics. These are things I've always wanted to do, but neglected as I am already fast and strong.

I went through 15 years as a coach at Spurs working under seven, eight different managers. And every time a manager went, you weren't sure whether you'd still be there. Some people might worry about these things but I never have.

I spent so long at Spurs that it's my club. If I was to become a good coach then that would be by DNA with the way they play and the way they go about things.

I'm really happy to be working with Jose Mourinho. He's a great person and he's always keen to communicate with the squad and help people to be communicative regarding what they're to do on the pitch.

It is nice to pick a squad or train players for 30 minutes, but I do not like the life of a coach.

The way I use to develop an aerobic condition is three against three, man to man, in a square 20 metres by 20.

At times, we, as coaches, try to shove guys as square pegs into round holes and keep hammering away.

First impressions are huge, especially with the coaching staff.

I love Kansas City. I love the coaching staff, the players.

Pep and his staff work very hard, not just on the training pitch but also with the analysis of opponents, and now, of course, we understand more how he wants to play.

It was important to be with a coaching staff that didn't just believe in my football ability.

I'm happy with the confidence that Tite has shown me. He and his coaching staff have been doing a great job. My relationship with him is the best I can hope for and I always say that he cares about all the players equally, giving the same level of attention to first-team players and reserves.

People didn't think Christian Ponder would get picked in the first or second round, but they don't understand how prepared he was for the pro game through the FSU coaching staff.

The reason I'm in good form is not just down to myself: it's down to the manager and coaching staff improving my game.

The coach and support staff's role is to get the players in the most brilliant frame of mind to execute things and if done effectively, it brings enjoyment to the player's game.

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.

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.

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.