Ball game Quote by Michael Carrick

Well, I think I've had the opportunity to be around some great coaches and players. And I have been able to learn a little…

— Zac Taylor

Having a successful career as a player does not ensure that you will be a good coach, I have to prepare myself.

— Raul

I've been following some of the coaches, trying to get a little bit more experience, because coaching is very different from being a player.

— Michael Essien

I know what it takes to be a coach. I've gone through that. I think I came up short my last season. Lots of…

— Phil Jackson

I think as a coach, as a player, you are always what you are from the experiences you have had and what you learned…

— Javi Gracia

I always thought I could do a good job coaching, but the opportunities have not presented themselves.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

[Being a coach] is totally different, but I have a new level of respect for coaching that I didn't as a player. So much…

— John Starks

As a coach, the greatest passion you can have is for improving players.

— Diego Simeone

I don't think there's any difference in my passion than when I was a young coach. I hope somebody in some way realizes I…

— Larry Brown

I hired top-notch people, trusted them to do their jobs, and then came to grips with the fact that I wouldn't be coaching as…

— Tony Dungy

I had good coaches and mentors. They helped me a lot, and I trusted them when they tapped on my shoulder to move to…

— Pierre Nanterme

I was doing all the coaching schools so that I'd be able to stay in the game, and I gave myself a chance by…

— Alex Ferguson