Coaching Quotes

I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you're doing.

All coaching is, is taking a player where he can't take himself.

Listen, everything I have in my life is because of the NHL and because of hockey, and I love the game and I loved every minute of being a player, I loved coaching, I loved being involved in the NHL.

But the problem with coaching is that it is a full-time job. By that I mean for at least 40 weeks in a year you have to be with the player, either travelling or training. Right now I don't want to do that.

I think what coaching is all about, is taking players and analyzing there ability, put them in a position where they can excel within the framework of the team winning. And I hope that I've done that in my 33 years as a head coach.

I didn't miss training because it had become so painful for me. I filled the void pretty quickly as I went straight into coaching and it was great; I had to start learning all over again, and then when I went into TV I knew nothing about it so I had to start from the very beginning.

Coaching helps you take stock of where you are now in all aspects of your life, and how that compares to where you would like to be.

I learned this about coaching: You don't have to explain victory and you can't explain defeat.

When it comes to hockey, it's been in my blood since I was 3 or 4 years old. I love coaching the kids, especially at that level.

It's not that easy for some of these players in China to get the coaching they need.

We probably spend more time talking about individual players in our coaching sessions than anything else.

It's a unique situation to have, but again they say sometimes talent doesn't win. It has to be brought together right. That's the coaching's job. That's what we're doing.

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.

Selecting the right person for the right job is the largest part of coaching.

I didn't know that I'd like it this much, coaching both boys and coming out all the time and seeing how excited they are to play hockey. It reminds you of when you were that age and you wanted to be out on the ice.

I was still enjoying coaching, but there was a repetitious manner about it.

Never be possessive. If a female friend lets on that she is going out with another man, be kind and understanding. If she says she would like to go out with the Dallas Cowboys, including the coaching staff, the same rule applies.

I am gonna go into my coaching badges after my England days are finished and I have the time on my international break.

I think I've got an outstanding defensive assistant staff that's really going to help us have consistent, strong defenses. And offensively, we have an excellent staff. We've got some younger guys on offense, but that's what I coach and have my entire coaching career.

I won't miss coaching. What you miss is that camaraderie with those boys and the other coaches. You miss that.

I always stressed that I didn't have coaching experience, but that I did have a deadline: June 9.

And I would be the first to admit that probably, in a lot of press conferences over the time that I have been in coaching, indulging my own sense of humor at press conferences has not been greatly to my benefit.

Coaching really is an individual philosophy.

Last week I was in London at an awards show, then I flew home and was in an RV park with my wife and kids in our motorhome, this week I'm in NY doing a charity event, and tomorrow I'll be coaching my daughters soccer practice. I guess the range of roles I play on film stem from the range of roles I play in real life.

I did a few more plays, and then I went to L.A., because I knew I could get a coaching job there.

Coaching is easy. Winning is the hard part.

I always thought I could do a good job coaching, but the opportunities have not presented themselves.

A typical practice consists of practicing every event for about an hour. A lot of people assume I have private coaching, but I work out with 13 other girls at the gym!

I've done my coaching badges, I've got my Pro Licence, but I enjoy what I'm doing now. I'm also the elite performance director of the Welsh FA. The main thing for me was always Liverpool Football Club and my country, Wales - and I'm lucky enough to still be involved with both of them.

Geez, I just played cricket because I loved the game. I never thought about it much, never really had any formal coaching.