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title: "24 Coaches Tell Quotes by 23 authors"
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> [It is up to the coaches to tell me how to play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-ljungberg/it-is-up-to-the-coaches-to-tell-me-how-to-play/)

[Freddie Ljungberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-ljungberg/)

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> [I've been on a lot of teams and coaches tell you this and that. They all be lying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cordarrelle-patterson/i-ve-been-on-a-lot-of-teams-and-coaches-tell-you-this-and-that-they/)

[Cordarrelle Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cordarrelle-patterson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdc/cordarrelle-patterson-6719_been_i-ve-been-on-a-lot-of-teams-and-coaches_2748723.jpg)

> [Sometimes the coaches tell me to be selfish, but my game won't let me be selfish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lebron-james/sometimes-the-coaches-tell-me-to-be-selfish-but-my-game-won-t-let-me/)

[LeBron James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lebron-james/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96c/lebron-james-1130_basketball_sometimes-the-coaches-tell-me-to-be-self_2476039.jpg)

> [All my coaches tell me that I have been under achieving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-warne/all-my-coaches-tell-me-that-i-have-been-under-achieving/)

[Shane Warne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-warne/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/009/shane-warne-13353_achieving_all-my-coaches-tell-me-that-i-have-been_2381006.jpg)

> [I'm just doing whatever the coaches tell me. If they want me to play, they want me to play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-gurley/i-m-just-doing-whatever-the-coaches-tell-me-if-they-want-me-to-play/)

[Todd Gurley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-gurley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a7/todd-gurley-6297_coaches_i-m-just-doing-whatever-the-coaches-tell_1125204.png)

> [The coaches always tell me to stay aggressive,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rasheed-sulaimon/the-coaches-always-tell-me-to-stay-aggressive/)

[Rasheed Sulaimon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rasheed-sulaimon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1c/rasheed-sulaimon-271587_aggressive_the-coaches-always-tell-me-to-stay-aggre_2630685.png)

> [I always do the contrary of what my coaches tell me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bode-miller/i-always-do-the-contrary-of-what-my-coaches-tell-me/)

[Bode Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bode-miller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93b/bode-miller-10302_coaches_i-always-do-the-contrary-of-what-my-coac_2288019.png)

> [All my coaches will tell you that I am a great professional.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-eto-o/all-my-coaches-will-tell-you-that-i-am-a-great-professional/)

[Samuel Eto'o](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-eto-o/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b80/samuel-eto-o-4867_coaches_all-my-coaches-will-tell-you-that-i-am-a_365078.png)

> [I spend time in the gym and do everything my coaches tell me. I try to listen to my coaches and go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlon-vera/i-spend-time-in-the-gym-and-do-everything-my-coaches-tell-me-i-try-to/)

[Marlon Vera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlon-vera/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/727/marlon-vera-6695_end-time_i-spend-time-in-the-gym-and-do-everythin_1832390.jpg)

> [Eric Knuutila was one of those coaches who I could tell who cared, who went the extra mile, who made sure that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rashad-evans/eric-knuutila-was-one-of-those-coaches-who-i-could-tell-who-cared-who/)

[Rashad Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rashad-evans/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b04/rashad-evans-3904_could_eric-knuutila-was-one-of-those-coaches-w_919802.png)

> [I have been pretty privileged I have met most of some of the worlds top coaches and I can tell you, for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelos-postecoglou/i-have-been-pretty-privileged-i-have-met-most-of-some-of-the-worlds/)

[Angelos Postecoglou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelos-postecoglou/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dc/angelos-postecoglou-15615_coaches_i-have-been-pretty-privileged-i-have-met_3134630.jpg)

> [All the coaches tell me to give it a rest, but the way I look at it is, if I'm not out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-griffin/all-the-coaches-tell-me-to-give-it-a-rest-but-the-way-i-look-at-it-is/)

[Blake Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blake-griffin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f15/blake-griffin-2773_working_all-the-coaches-tell-me-to-give-it-a-res_294105.png)

> [When the coaches tell you to work hard, be there at 9 o'clock, make sure to be early. If you're not early,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevon-looney/when-the-coaches-tell-you-to-work-hard-be-there-at-9-o-clock-make/)

[Kevon Looney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevon-looney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65c/kevon-looney-12030_early_when-the-coaches-tell-you-to-work-hard-b_767149.jpg)

> [Coming up through high school, coaches would tell me not to swing so hard. It's the only way I know. It just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prince-fielder/coming-up-through-high-school-coaches-would-tell-me-not-to-swing-so/)

[Prince Fielder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prince-fielder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70d/prince-fielder-13291_coaches_coming-up-through-high-school-coaches-wo_714370.png)

> [You learn something from everyone, even the bad coaches because they tell you something and you think, 'I'll never do that in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luis-enrique/you-learn-something-from-everyone-even-the-bad-coaches-because-they/)

[Luis Enrique](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luis-enrique/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b15/luis-enrique-7408_bad_you-learn-something-from-everyone-even-t_2625088.jpg)

> [Recruiting is the one thing I hate. I won't do it unless my coaches tell me I've just got to. The whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bear-bryant/recruiting-is-the-one-thing-i-hate-i-won-t-do-it-unless-my-coaches/)

[Bear Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bear-bryant/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdf/bear-bryant-3459_coaches_recruiting-is-the-one-thing-i-hate-i-won_2063193.png)

> [When you start the game, coaches will tell you to do stuff in a particular way, and kids do that. But the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virender-sehwag/when-you-start-the-game-coaches-will-tell-you-to-do-stuff-in-a/)

[Virender Sehwag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virender-sehwag/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64b/virender-sehwag-4022_coach_when-you-start-the-game-coaches-will-tel_748583.png)

> [Everywhere I go the coaches all tell me that Scholsey is the player they admire. But if they think they'll get him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/everywhere-i-go-the-coaches-all-tell-me-that-scholsey-is-the-player/)

[Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d14/alex-ferguson-2811_admire_everywhere-i-go-the-coaches-all-tell-me_2900014.png)

> [Man, coaching is a hard job, and it requires a lot of time... I hear stories from coaches who tell me that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-montana/man-coaching-is-a-hard-job-and-it-requires-a-lot-of-time-i-hear/)

[Joe Montana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-montana/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/393/joe-montana-16784_call_man-coaching-is-a-hard-job-and-it-requir_2489975.jpg)

> [Our job is quite strange in that we hire a coach, and therefore, we're the boss. But coaches tell us what to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ana-ivanovic/our-job-is-quite-strange-in-that-we-hire-a-coach-and-therefore-we-re/)

[Ana Ivanovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ana-ivanovic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/190/ana-ivanovic-4063_football_our-job-is-quite-strange-in-that-we-hire_624569.png)

> [Great coaches do not tell people what to think. They point people in the right direction to find the answers. This self-restraint…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-g-bandy/great-coaches-do-not-tell-people-what-to-think-they-point-people-in/)

[Thomas G. Bandy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-g-bandy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca7/thomas-g-bandy-69322_answers_great-coaches-do-not-tell-people-what-to_2827425.jpg)

> [Man, coaching is a hard job, and it requires a lot of time... I hear stories from coaches who tell me that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-montana/man-coaching-is-a-hard-job-and-it-requires-a-lot-of-time-i-hear-2/)

[Joe Montana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-montana/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43a/joe-montana-16784_car_man-coaching-is-a-hard-job-and-it-requir_2956422.png)

> [It's all about patience and I'm sure my time will come. I'm learning what it takes to be successful and I'm doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tavon-austin/it-s-all-about-patience-and-i-m-sure-my-time-will-come-i-m-learning/)

[Tavon Austin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tavon-austin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a8/tavon-austin-8337_come_it-s-all-about-patience-and-i-m-sure-my_3178264.jpg)

> [Coaches tell you things for a reason. If they tell you to keep your head up, there's a reason. If they tell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-izzo/coaches-tell-you-things-for-a-reason-if-they-tell-you-to-keep-your/)

[Tom Izzo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-izzo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b27/tom-izzo-4431_head_coaches-tell-you-things-for-a-reason-if_2454425.png)

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