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Quotes About Coaching

When you look at coaching in the pros 25-plus years, I have been with rebuilding teams and I have been with championship teams, and so I know all the steps in-between.
~ Tom Thibodeau
Depending on the skill and will of the individual, the right leadership style may be coaching, motivating, or directing rather than delegating. A leader has to pick the right style of leadership for each employee, and it is not one-size-fits-all
~ Thomas Lee
In coaching, you don't ever really have that joyful fun, but there's no question that it's enjoyable.
~ George Karl
You always spend a little more time watching the guys you coached, to see how they're playing. And there's no question that when I check scores, I still go to the Nuggets scorer faster than any other scores. I have a lot of love for the players and a lot of love for the city.
~ George Karl
I have no intention of coaching Boca Juniors, and no-one from the club has approached me to do so.
~ Gabriel Batistuta
Myself and Cameron Lickle travel around North America in an RV and we conduct tennis clinics in clubs.
~ Mats Wilander
I have a business in North Carolina but am open to coaching or broadcasting as well. I've got four years on my contract and want to play as long as I can with my knees, but I'll let God take care of that.
~ Muggsy Bogues
I'm going to coach here as long as I can. As long as I'm effective for North Carolina, I will be the football coach.
~ Mack Brown
The most difficult problem about coaching at Notre Dame is losing early.
~ Ara Parseghian
Doc Rivers kind of told me I'd be a head coach one day. I just kind of looked at him like he was nuts.
~ Monty Williams
My objective is to coach the national team.
~ Roberto Carlos
To look at the players, to communicate with the players, to observe and to analyze - that's my job.
~ Louis van Gaal
Scott Skiles is one of the best coaches in the NBA, someone I observe and learn from on a day-to-day basis.
~ Kelvin Sampson
What I will miss the most about Guardiola? His obsession with the game and his knowledge, which makes you a better football player.
~ Arjen Robben
You shouldn't get into coaching unless you care about the people you're leading,
~ Charles P. Pierce
I will always listen to my coaches. But first I listen to my body. If what they tell me suits my body, great. If my body doesn't feel good with what they say, then always my body comes first.
~ Haile Gebrselassie
Helping clients manage their emotions and energy is a big part of what coaches in all these realms do.
~ Hal Gregersen
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~ Lemony Snicket
During a round, unless the crowd is quiet, which a lot of times it isn't in my fights, you're standing there and the coach yells, 'One-two, one-two low kick.' Whatever it is, you don't really hear stuff. When you're in a fight and leather is being traded, I mean, are you really going to hear your coach?
~ Travis Browne
Since I started CrossFit, I've read and heard about the critics talk about how unsafe it is, and my only response to that is any form of exercise can be unsafe if you don't have the proper coaching, education and guidance.
~ Bob Harper
That's the beauty of coaching. You get to touch lives, you get to make a difference. You get to do things for people who will never pay you back and they say you never have had a perfect day until you've done something for someone who will never pay you back.
~ Morgan Wootten
It's tough to have a guy - not hinting at anything; it wasn't anything in the past - but when coaches are kind of on that roller-coaster ride, up and down, highs and lows, you never know what to expect. It makes it tough to come into work every day and be excited to go to meetings and things like that.
~ Davante Adams
I know when I was an assistant coach and I started interviewing for head coaching jobs, I actually lost out on many jobs, several jobs, and the complaint that I got was, 'Well, he doesn't fit the mold of a head coach. He doesn't look the part. He's not gonna jump up and down. He's not going to scream.'
~ Tony Dungy
I think you go across this league and you talk to every coach and every player, and dealing with a young, up-and-coming team is much different than coaching superstar players, and everybody kind of realizes that it's a much different dynamic.
~ Joe Harris