Head coach Quotes · Page 4

You're the quarterback, if you lose games... it's the head coach and the quarterback. If you're not winning, it's on you.

— Alex Smith

I didn't do it the traditional way of being an assistant first and then becoming a head coach.

— Penny Hardaway

I've worked so hard to get to where I am in football, to become a head coach.

— Brian Flores

I've been with some great head coaches, but also some great assistant coaches, too.

— Bob Stoops

As head coach, I try to give clear role clarity, instil structure and create an environment in which players can excel.

— Mickey Arthur

That's one thing I've learned, being the head coach - it's a little tougher to clear your mind and relax and do…

— Cael Sanderson

You can't just can't simply replace head coaches and say, 'Now it's going to be better.'

— Troy Aikman

My heading was NBA head coach. I didn't want to be back in college for a lot of reasons.

— Kelvin Sampson

Going back to being a head coach entails a full-time commitment to that job and I would not go into it for…

— Bill Cowher

First off, the jump sometimes from a successful college head coach to an NFL head coach is larger than you think. It…

— Sean Payton

I'm very thankful to the Krafts for giving me the opportunity to be their head coach. I've had some great times and…

— Steve Nicol

The coaches' job is to get players to buy into a philosophy. And if the head coach doesn't have control of his…

— Jerome Bettis

My goal early in becoming a head coach so young was to find out if I could do it. I just wanted…

— Nick Nurse

Not head coach - Assistant would be very attractive, but I don't think I have the discipline to deal with all the…

— Robert Parish

We have won five Super Bowls as a family, but we want to win our sixth at some point. And I want…

— Rex Ryan

As a head coach you need a strong leadership group behind you and that is exactly what we have with Stuart Webber…

— Daniel Farke

You ask why have the Pittsburgh Steelers been a physical, smash-mouth type of a team for so long. I think it's because…

— Jerome Bettis

I would like to go straight into being a head coach. When that day comes I'll be ready for it. No sense…

— Mark Jackson

Head coach of the England team demands management skills that Brian does not have. We had a head coach who wanted one…

— Lawrence Dallaglio

Unless you've been in the job as a head coach, and certainly at the Premier League level and elite level, it's stressful.…

— Steve Nicol

When the Wales squad met up for the 2005 autumn internationals, I was already concerned that we were slipping into bad habits.…

— Gareth Thomas

There's so much more involved with the game than just sitting there, looking at the numbers and saying, 'OK, these are my…

— Bill Cowher

I think that it's really about the triangular relationship - ownership, front office, head coach. When we went to New Orleans -…

— Sean Payton

I don't think about becoming a head coach. I really don't. I'm not oblivious of people who mention it. When you are…

— Joe Greene

Will be the 14th time I've coached in Neyland Stadium. ... I've coached there more than some of their head coaches.

— Steve Spurrier

I consider myself the head coach whose job is to keep this winning team intact. I keep everybody focused and motivated.

— Monte Lipman

The captain tag is something that every head coach in this league takes seriously.

— Bill Cowher

For the first time in Rex Ryan’s career as a head coach, his offense is now better than his defense.

— Sterling Sharpe

I can say I'm incredibly happy and, above all, proud to be the national team head coach.

— Hansi Flick

I have great coaches, but one thing I've never really had is that head coach - a Greg Jackson, Matt Hume, John…

— Forrest Griffin

The head coach don't want no sissies, so he reads to us from something called Ulysses.

— Allan Sherman

Working as a head coach always seemed to be a bit short term. You lose five games and you're out of a…

— Daniel Farke

What I would say is every assistant coach in the NBA wants to be head coach.

— Frank Vogel

That's part of my prerogative as a head coach is that I can change my mind because if I'm wrong, I'll admit…

— Ron Rivera

I was fine if I lived to be 100 and died and never have an opportunity to be a head coach because…

— Mark Jackson

One of the learning curves I'm not going to have is being a head coach.

— Nate Oats

I have made the very difficult decision to leave my position as head coach of the men's basketball team at Indiana University.

— Kelvin Sampson

The head coach makes the decision about what's best for the team.

— Carson Palmer

It's always good when the offensive head coach and the quarterback think like-minded. That's a good thing.

— John Dorsey

The head coach is the director, the quarterback is the lead actor and the offensive linemen are the grips.

— Howie Long