--- title: "8 Coaches Quotes By Steve Spurrier" description: "8 Coaches quotes by Steve Spurrier. Plus more from Steve Spurrier and more Coaches sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/604/steve-spurrier-16070_believe_i-do-have-some-young-coaches-but-i-don-t_167214.jpg" --- > [I do have some young coaches, but I don't really believe that is the biggest problem we have here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-spurrier/i-do-have-some-young-coaches-but-i-don-t-really-believe-that-is-the/) [Steve Spurrier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-spurrier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/604/steve-spurrier-16070_believe_i-do-have-some-young-coaches-but-i-don-t_167214.jpg) > [So you get two good hours on the field about every day, you get about an hour and a half in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-spurrier/so-you-get-two-good-hours-on-the-field-about-every-day-you-get-about/) [Steve Spurrier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-spurrier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/228/steve-spurrier-16070_coach_so-you-get-two-good-hours-on-the-field-a_401827.jpg) > [I do get away maybe a little bit more than most coaches do, but that seems to have worked for me in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-spurrier/i-do-get-away-maybe-a-little-bit-more-than-most-coaches-do-but-that/) [Steve Spurrier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-spurrier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32f/steve-spurrier-16070_bits_i-do-get-away-maybe-a-little-bit-more-th_567074.jpg) > [Our coaches want to be a part of South Carolina football when they win it for the first time. When they win…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-spurrier/our-coaches-want-to-be-a-part-of-south-carolina-football-when-they/) [Steve Spurrier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-spurrier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83f/steve-spurrier-16070_carolina_our-coaches-want-to-be-a-part-of-south-c_1123269.jpg) > [But as coaches, we need to get a little more fire and passion and be more demanding that our guys get the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-spurrier/but-as-coaches-we-need-to-get-a-little-more-fire-and-passion-and-be/) [Steve Spurrier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-spurrier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd1/steve-spurrier-16070_coaches_but-as-coaches-we-need-to-get-a-little-m_1580136.jpg) > [Will be the 14th time I've coached in Neyland Stadium. ... I've coached there more than some of their head coaches.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-spurrier/will-be-the-14th-time-i-ve-coached-in-neyland-stadium-i-ve-coached/) [Steve Spurrier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-spurrier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92b/steve-spurrier-16070_coaches_will-be-the-14th-time-i-ve-coached-in-ne_1733450.jpg) > [All I can say is that I'm going to try to coach the way I've coached in the past. And if it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-spurrier/all-i-can-say-is-that-i-m-going-to-try-to-coach-the-way-i-ve-coached/) [Steve Spurrier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-spurrier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba3/steve-spurrier-16070_be-good_all-i-can-say-is-that-i-m-going-to-try-t_2179327.jpg) > [Cheating is cheating. Some coaches believe if you can get away with it, cheating is smart. I have no respect for those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-spurrier/cheating-is-cheating-some-coaches-believe-if-you-can-get-away-with-it/) [Steve Spurrier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-spurrier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce2/steve-spurrier-16070_believe_cheating-is-cheating-some-coaches-believ_2622052.jpg) ## Other authors on Coaches ## More by Steve Spurrier > [I don't think telling the truth ever gets anyone in trouble in the long run. Maybe the day after, but not in the long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-spurrier/i-don-t-think-telling-the-truth-ever-gets-anyone-in-trouble-in-the/) [Steve Spurrier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-spurrier/) > [I do have some young coaches, but I don't really believe that is the biggest problem we have here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-spurrier/i-do-have-some-young-coaches-but-i-don-t-really-believe-that-is-the/) [Steve Spurrier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-spurrier/) > [You know what FSU stands for, don't you? Free Shoes University.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-spurrier/you-know-what-fsu-stands-for-don-t-you-free-shoes-university/) [Steve Spurrier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-spurrier/) > [Coaching to me is correcting mistakes and trying to get your players to think. If raising your voice occasionally gets them to think better,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-spurrier/coaching-to-me-is-correcting-mistakes-and-trying-to-get-your-players/) [Steve Spurrier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-spurrier/) > [So you get two good hours on the field about every day, you get about an hour and a half in the meeting room…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-spurrier/so-you-get-two-good-hours-on-the-field-about-every-day-you-get-about/) [Steve Spurrier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-spurrier/) > [Football players are busy (with) study halls and tutoring. Well, anyway, at South Carolina they are. I don't know about all these other schools.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-spurrier/football-players-are-busy-with-study-halls-and-tutoring-well-anyway/) [Steve Spurrier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-spurrier/) > [I do get away maybe a little bit more than most coaches do, but that seems to have worked for me in my coaching…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-spurrier/i-do-get-away-maybe-a-little-bit-more-than-most-coaches-do-but-that/) [Steve Spurrier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-spurrier/) > [You can't spell Citrus without UT](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-spurrier/you-can-t-spell-citrus-without-ut/) [Steve Spurrier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-spurrier/) > [In the offseason, why can't it be a little lighter? It's not life or death. I try to have a little fun, but all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-spurrier/in-the-offseason-why-can-t-it-be-a-little-lighter-it-s-not-life-or/) [Steve Spurrier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-spurrier/) > [We're not anxious to play L.S.U. again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-spurrier/we-re-not-anxious-to-play-l-s-u-again/) [Steve Spurrier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-spurrier/) > [Number two, we're going to play with a lot of effort. Our guys are going to be in such good shape that fatigue is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-spurrier/number-two-we-re-going-to-play-with-a-lot-of-effort-our-guys-are/) [Steve Spurrier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-spurrier/) > [I really believe everything is here for us to be very successful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-spurrier/i-really-believe-everything-is-here-for-us-to-be-very-successful/) [Steve Spurrier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-spurrier/) > [What I've been telling everyone that loves Carolina football is that we are going to put a team out there that, number one, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-spurrier/what-i-ve-been-telling-everyone-that-loves-carolina-football-is-that/) [Steve Spurrier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-spurrier/) > [I don't want to coach too far into my 60s. By then, I'll be playing golf four or five times a week.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-spurrier/i-don-t-want-to-coach-too-far-into-my-60s-by-then-i-ll-be-playing/) [Steve Spurrier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-spurrier/) > [Our coaches want to be a part of South Carolina football when they win it for the first time. When they win the division,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-spurrier/our-coaches-want-to-be-a-part-of-south-carolina-football-when-they/) [Steve Spurrier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-spurrier/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coaches/steve-spurrier/#itemlist", "name": "8 Coaches Quotes By Steve Spurrier", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I do have some young coaches, but I don't really believe that is the biggest problem we have here.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Steve Spurrier" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-spurrier/i-do-have-some-young-coaches-but-i-don-t-really-believe-that-is-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/604/steve-spurrier-16070_believe_i-do-have-some-young-coaches-but-i-don-t_167214.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/604/steve-spurrier-16070_believe_i-do-have-some-young-coaches-but-i-don-t_167214.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/604/steve-spurrier-16070_believe_i-do-have-some-young-coaches-but-i-don-t_167214.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I do have some young coaches, but I don't really believe that is the biggest problem we have here.” — Steve Spurrier", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "So you get two good hours on the field about every day, you get about an hour and a half in the meeting room and that's pretty much all you need to thoroughly coach your team.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Steve Spurrier" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-spurrier/so-you-get-two-good-hours-on-the-field-about-every-day-you-get-about/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/228/steve-spurrier-16070_coach_so-you-get-two-good-hours-on-the-field-a_401827.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/228/steve-spurrier-16070_coach_so-you-get-two-good-hours-on-the-field-a_401827.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/228/steve-spurrier-16070_coach_so-you-get-two-good-hours-on-the-field-a_401827.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“So you get two good hours on the field about every day, you get about an hour and a half in the meeting room…” — Steve Spurrier", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I do get away maybe a little bit more than most coaches do, but that seems to have worked for me in my coaching career. 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