Coach Influence Quotes

I think it's the hardest part for about 80 percent of the guys in the NBA. That's just the way it is in the NBA, unless you're a mega superstar. You're just going to play wherever you go. You try to find the right fit and the right team with the right system and the right coach at the right time.

I was happy about being able to play under someone like coach Kidd. It is a dream come true to me. I watched him play when I was younger.

I was just taught, the team goes how the point guard goes.

Playing one year under Coach K feels like you've played for three years. I learned so much from him; gained a lot of wisdom and knowledge from him.

Despite their tremendous talent, (NBA players) are still, by and large, young adults, seeking validation from an authority figure, and there is no greater authority figure on a team than the coach. Needless to say, in today's warped, self-indulgent climate, too many players couldn't care less about appeasing the coach.

I have an incredible amount of basketball knowledge, and I think a lot of that is derived from having a Hall of Fame college basketball coach who was very knowledgeable of the game and I had a great high school coach who was also very knowledgeable.

The main factor in joining Arsenal was meeting with Arsene Wenger and to hear what his plans were for me.

I've been so blessed to play for the greatest coach at a time when our organization has done incredible things. I've played with the best teammates. Playing for Mr. Kraft and what his influence on the team has been.

There was interest from a lot of clubs, not just Manchester United, but as soon as I knew Liverpool were interested, I just felt it was the right club with the right coach. It was right for me to come here.

Guardiola was a very special coach for me, the first when I was at Barcelona. He is a great coach, a lovely person, and I have very good memories of that time, but I would have liked to have had a full year with him.

Mancini makes us feel good inside and outside of the field.

I have grown a lot as a player and I have to thank Conte for helping in my development.

I always believed him. If Coach K said the sky will be purple when you get outside, I would have believed him.

I was really excited about going to Miami because of coach Riley. And getting with him has been a change for me and really good for me.

Ancelotti speaks a lot with his players, creates a very close-knit atmosphere, and the Real Madrid dressing room was very sad when he left.

If you don't want to practice, unless you have a hard-nosed coach, you don't have to.

The thing about playing basketball in Houston was we had a great coach, great system, and we had guys that believed in me. Once you get that belief in you, it's easy to play basketball, so, we really never had so-called role players.

The coach is the team, and the team is the coach. You reflect each other.

My family has always been there to support me along the way. My coach, John Nicks, is a great influence.

A coach will impact more people in one year than the average person will in an entire lifetime.

I want to thank my mum, my daddy, my coach, my teacher, everybody in my life.

I came to Roma because the president here and the coach have a great will to win, and that's what I have, too.

She told me I wasn't playing for the coach, I was playing for myself.

I was fortunate to play under Thomas Schaaf at Bremen. And I played for Arsene Wenger. So I always felt, let's say, more responsible than others towards the manager and his succession.

I love my relationship with Coach Vermeil because it is one of the few genuine relationships that I have.