The further I get away from coaching, the more I know I made the right decision. You almost forget how wonderful family life is.
When I was trying out for my first Olympics at 16, my family and coaches tried to regulate what I ate. But the stricter they got, the more I rebelled.
I look at Syracuse and I love the way that the coaches say they'll use me in their offense. I really like the family atmosphere there and I feel really comfortable there.
I'm a Christian first. I'm a family guy second. As much as I like coaching, as much as I like basketball, it's third, fourth, or fifth down the line.
In my school, people liked the gym teachers because they were the football or soccer coaches. But look, if they're cool, they get respect.
People look at me and see a calm, cool guy on the sidelines and I want them to know that my Christian faith affects my coaching and everything I do.
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.
I feel that a great coach is one that has a vision, sets a plan in place, has the right people in place to execute that plan and then accepts the responsibility if that plan is not carried out.
'How' is a great thing to know. 'Why' is the ultimate. I'm the 'why' coach. Why are we doing this? Why are we not doing that? Why is this not working? Those are the things I want to know.
My father was never around. But I glorified my father, and I was always daddy's little girl. He was my first soccer coach.
Everyone needs a coach. It doesn't matter whether you're a basketball player, a tennis player, a gymnast or a bridge player.
I didn't really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I was brought up to think for myself.
The one thing about players today is that they're very sensitive, and very fragile. They didn't grow up with tough coaches.
Coaches know that a parent publicly scolding his kid after a race will not help the athlete perform better.
I've worked with some teachers and coaches over the years, but I didn't really study theater or technique or voice or any of that stuff extensively.
A major league pitching coach is a really difficult job. It takes a big commitment in terms of time, travel and workload.
The young Obama's lack of playing time on the high school basketball team was due more to his ability than the coach's preference for white players.
We probably spend more time talking about individual players in our coaching sessions than anything else.
I don't know if I'd call myself a prodigy, but I was a big forensics competitor in high school, and then during college I spent some time working at speech and debate camps as a coach.
Coach Bryant: He must be the stupidest son of a bitch alive, but he sure is fast!
Coach Norman Dale: I love you guys.
