Coaching Talent Quotes

I'm a lot better coach when I have really good players

No matter how you total success in the coaching profession it all comes down to a single factor - talent. There may be a hundred great coaches of whom you have never heard in basketball, football, or any sport who will probably never receive the acclaim they deserve simply because they have not been blessed with the talent. Although not every coach can win consistently with talent, no coach can win without it.

I've known Adrian Griffin for quite awhile now and always had him as my 'when I get a job, I want to hire him if he isn't already a head coach and I can get him' list.

I want to work with the best coaches in the world.

Phil Handy played for me in England and has obviously risen to stardom in his area of what he does.

Very often we see coaches who have not been successful being recycled, instead of looking to a new face or a new name who has demonstrated the ability to handle the job.

Obviously, I've been very fortunate to be able to work for a Hall of Famer, to be able to coach a lot of Hall of Famers.

I coached Brandin Knight at Pitt, who was unbelievable, and also Carl Krauser.

I always thought I could coach. I just thought people were poor judges of good coaches.

Many of the most successful coaches and managers have come from players who never reached the highest level. The one exception seems to be basketball, where many of the greatest stars at least tried to coach a team.

One of the reasons why I wanted to be part of the League Managers Association was because I felt there were an awful lot of foreign coaches coming into these shores, but we were not exporting enough British talent.

If I could hire a coach in this country and I could get Tony Bennett, there would be nobody in second place. Nobody.

Balotelli I have known since I gave him his debut at 17.

Stan Van Gundy is a top-five coach.

The opportunity to work with Antonio Conte, a brilliant coach, and some of the best players in the world was too good to turn down.

When we talk about knowledge or tactical plans, if a woman coach has the capability, then she should surely get an opportunity to coach the Indian men's team.

Coach Coughlin, he's one of the best coaches I've ever had. He's one of the best coaches in the NFL, hands down.