--- title: "7 Coach Telling Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 7 Coach Telling quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Coach Telling sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/127/ken-griffey-jr-6592_coach_i-was-just-putting-way-too-much-pressure_5218.jpg" --- > [I was just putting way too much pressure on myself. I was just trying to get that validation from my dad. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-griffey-jr/i-was-just-putting-way-too-much-pressure-on-myself-i-was-just-trying/) [Ken Griffey Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-griffey-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/127/ken-griffey-jr-6592_coach_i-was-just-putting-way-too-much-pressure_5218.jpg) > [It's not just about a coach telling you what to do and just following it unthinkingly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-davies/it-s-not-just-about-a-coach-telling-you-what-to-do-and-just-following/) [Lynn Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42b/lynn-davies-41078_athlete_it-s-not-just-about-a-coach-telling-you_127115.jpg) > [From a young age in England I felt technical skills were coached out of me. I remember when I was 15 doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eniola-aluko/from-a-young-age-in-england-i-felt-technical-skills-were-coached-out/) [Eniola Aluko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eniola-aluko/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfb/eniola-aluko-5727_age_from-a-young-age-in-england-i-felt-techn_579210.jpg) > [It’s my brain. I know exactly what I have to do, but if I’m not using my brain, I’m not doing the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dinara-safina/it-s-my-brain-i-know-exactly-what-i-have-to-do-but-if-i-m-not-using/) [Dinara Safina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dinara-safina/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c39/dinara-safina-70103_brain_it-s-my-brain-i-know-exactly-what-i-have_874582.png) > [When a quarterback publicly goes against his coach, it's very telling. It's a sign he doesn't believe in the coach.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerome-bettis/when-a-quarterback-publicly-goes-against-his-coach-it-s-very-telling/) [Jerome Bettis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerome-bettis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fa/jerome-bettis-3203_believe_when-a-quarterback-publicly-goes-against_1228767.png) > [As a 26-year-old player I had tried to understand why I was doing certain things and why the coach was telling me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marco-silva/as-a-26-year-old-player-i-had-tried-to-understand-why-i-was-doing/) [Marco Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marco-silva/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f5/marco-silva-6011_coach_as-a-26-year-old-player-i-had-tried-to-u_1670400.jpg) > [I'm a tough coach, but on the other side of that is me telling them to go all out, "because you're great,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurieann-gibson/i-m-a-tough-coach-but-on-the-other-side-of-that-is-me-telling-them-to/) [Laurieann Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurieann-gibson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b02/laurieann-gibson-15195_born_i-m-a-tough-coach-but-on-the-other-side_2614119.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coach-telling/#itemlist", "name": "Coach Telling Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was just putting way too much pressure on myself. 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