--- title: "14 Coaches Quotes By LaVell Edwards" description: "14 Coaches quotes by LaVell Edwards. Plus more from LaVell Edwards and more Coaches sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8e/lavell-edwards-8764_coaches_professionally-i-had-the-opportunity-to_2112534.jpg" --- > [Professionally - I had the opportunity to play sports throughout my youth, in high school and college. Early on, I decided I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/professionally-i-had-the-opportunity-to-play-sports-throughout-my/) [LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8e/lavell-edwards-8764_coaches_professionally-i-had-the-opportunity-to_2112534.jpg) > [When I started I knew it was a matter of when, not if, I would get fired. That's because that was just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/when-i-started-i-knew-it-was-a-matter-of-when-not-if-i-would-get/) [LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/804/lavell-edwards-8764_coaches_when-i-started-i-knew-it-was-a-matter-of_2219575.jpg) > [Edwards commented as he signed an extension to his contract. They had changed coaches every three or four years before my getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/edwards-commented-as-he-signed-an-extension-to-his-contract-they-had/) [LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e58/lavell-edwards-8764_changed_edwards-commented-as-he-signed-an-extens_1186405.jpg) > [And I want you to know that I have had the greatest support from President Bateman. I could coach as long as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/and-i-want-you-to-know-that-i-have-had-the-greatest-support-from/) [LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae5/lavell-edwards-8764_coaches_and-i-want-you-to-know-that-i-have-had-t_1004329.jpg) > [Much of coaching consists of teaching and communicating ideas, concepts and philosophies to the players and my education helped make me a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/much-of-coaching-consists-of-teaching-and-communicating-ideas/) [LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f0/lavell-edwards-8764_coach_much-of-coaching-consists-of-teaching-an_2449282.jpg) > [Even though I did not go into college teaching, I believe the education I did receive helped me to become a better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/even-though-i-did-not-go-into-college-teaching-i-believe-the/) [LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36c/lavell-edwards-8764_believe_even-though-i-did-not-go-into-college-te_306870.jpg) > [I went to many coaching clinics, talked to other coaches, read articles, books, etc. Anything I could do that would help me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/i-went-to-many-coaching-clinics-talked-to-other-coaches-read-articles/) [LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3f/lavell-edwards-8764_articles_i-went-to-many-coaching-clinics-talked-t_2488035.jpg) > [After announcing that the 2000 season would be his last before retirement: Last winter I made the decision to coach for only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/after-announcing-that-the-2000-season-would-be-his-last-before/) [LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a9/lavell-edwards-8764_announcement_after-announcing-that-the-2000-season-wo_2591799.jpg) > [The Wyoming game in 1974, my third year as head coach. My first year, we were 7-4; the second year, we went…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/the-wyoming-game-in-1974-my-third-year-as-head-coach-my-first-year-we/) [LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f3/lavell-edwards-8764_bowls_the-wyoming-game-in-1974-my-third-year-a_1928631.jpg) > [I could sum it up in one thing: A guy has to be what he is. He's got to coach and have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/i-could-sum-it-up-in-one-thing-a-guy-has-to-be-what-he-is-he-s-got-to/) [LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a80/lavell-edwards-8764_being-yourself_i-could-sum-it-up-in-one-thing-a-guy-has_2427033.jpg) > [When we have adversity we oftentimes tend to look around and think that we're the Lone Ranger. We tend to believe that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/when-we-have-adversity-we-oftentimes-tend-to-look-around-and-think/) [LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bc/lavell-edwards-8764_ability_when-we-have-adversity-we-oftentimes-ten_1213390.jpg) > [Late in the third quarter the Cougars were behind 12-0. Duva had completed 5 out of 20 passes. Edwards looked at Gifford…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/late-in-the-third-quarter-the-cougars-were-behind-12-0-duva-had/) [LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21c/lavell-edwards-8764_behinds_late-in-the-third-quarter-the-cougars-we_2037071.jpg) > [Edwards recalled that he once planned to coach until he was 60 as he signed an extension to his contract. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/edwards-recalled-that-he-once-planned-to-coach-until-he-was-60-as-he/) [LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55e/lavell-edwards-8764_coach_edwards-recalled-that-he-once-planned-to_836468.jpg) > [What keeps you motivated? The challenge of putting all the elements of a team together and seeing how you do and what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/what-keeps-you-motivated-the-challenge-of-putting-all-the-elements-of/) [LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be3/lavell-edwards-8764_arena_what-keeps-you-motivated-the-challenge-o_1899818.jpg) ## Other authors on Coaches ## More by LaVell Edwards > [We have reached the point where we can lose a game or two and not drop out of sight in the rankings. I've been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/we-have-reached-the-point-where-we-can-lose-a-game-or-two-and-not/) [LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/) > [We tend to look at successful athletes and make them almost bigger than life. I have seen many young men who have achieved greatness.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/we-tend-to-look-at-successful-athletes-and-make-them-almost-bigger/) [LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/) > [Not playing on Sunday has caused problems for other organizations or teams who wanted us to do so, but we never had to think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/not-playing-on-sunday-has-caused-problems-for-other-organizations-or/) [LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/) > [How do we handle adversity? Adversity is going to be with us in everything that we do, almost in every facet of our lives-in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/how-do-we-handle-adversity-adversity-is-going-to-be-with-us-in/) [LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/) > [I know the team, as a whole, has had an impact on the youth of the church, and on the missionary efforts throughout the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/i-know-the-team-as-a-whole-has-had-an-impact-on-the-youth-of-the/) [LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/) > [He will return with a greater understanding of himself, greater leadership capabilities, better work habits, and a better knowledge of what it takes to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/he-will-return-with-a-greater-understanding-of-himself-greater/) [LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/) > [Potential does not always ensure success. The greatest players have not always been the most endowed. In athletics, we often hear the phrase, "He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/potential-does-not-always-ensure-success-the-greatest-players-have/) [LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/) > [Coming out of BYU's football spring, 1999, practice: We might have a chance to be pretty good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/coming-out-of-byu-s-football-spring-1999-practice-we-might-have-a/) [LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/) > [Even though I did not go into college teaching, I believe the education I did receive helped me to become a better coach.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/even-though-i-did-not-go-into-college-teaching-i-believe-the/) [LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/) > [Current condition of the BYU football program? I think it's in good shape. We've got some good young players. We've had two or three…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/current-condition-of-the-byu-football-program-i-think-it-s-in-good/) [LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/) > [The difficulty in living our religion is when we haven't totally made the commitment necessary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/the-difficulty-in-living-our-religion-is-when-we-haven-t-totally-made/) [LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/) > [I can't think of anything I would do differently in my life. It would be nice to undo some of my mistakes I made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/i-can-t-think-of-anything-i-would-do-differently-in-my-life-it-would/) [LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/) > [They can't fire me because my family buys too many tickets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/they-can-t-fire-me-because-my-family-buys-too-many-tickets/) [LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/) > [In my career I have had many wonderful things happen to me, many more than I ever dreamed would ever happen. But I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/in-my-career-i-have-had-many-wonderful-things-happen-to-me-many-more/) [LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/) > [I received my Master's degree from the University of Utah while coaching at Granite High School. I obtained my doctorate from BYU while coaching.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/i-received-my-master-s-degree-from-the-university-of-utah-while/) [LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coaches/lavell-edwards/#itemlist", "name": "14 Coaches Quotes By LaVell Edwards", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Professionally - I had the opportunity to play sports throughout my youth, in high school and college. 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I have been wrestling with the timing of announcing that decision. 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