Doug Pederson Quotes

The mentor thing is overblown to me. I'm going to coach the player. I'm not going to have another player coach the player. They can be friends but when it comes to what I want him to do on the football field, that's my call, not another player's call.

When I was named captain under Mark Sampson, there were a lot of questions about whether I was ready for it. I wasn't a certain starter. There were more experienced players than me; I was only 25. I was trying to nail down a centre-half spot, and it was a difficult situation.

I always get saddled as a player's coach, and I'm happy about that.

It's good to see Graham Alexander back in the game. He was such a tremendous professional as a player so I know he'll give management his best shot.

When you're on set, you're like, 'Everyone's judging me because I'm the director, and everyone thinks I'm doing this because I just love myself and I want to do everything.' Part of it's true: I do want to do everything, and I do kind of love myself.

He went about things a certain way, but no one can say Thibs wasn't a good coach. He was a hell of a coach.

I've had to change my game a lot - try to play the right way, try to do the right things, try to be the glue guy for the team for the most part.

Van Gaal is the best coach I've had. We've got a very special relationship.

Anyone who wants to be a centre-half would have to say that John Terry is a role model. Every centre-half in the game would agree with that. It is the way he leads the team and the way he reads the game.

I've always really respected Mark Richt. I think he's a great man, first of all, and I think he's a great coach and a guy that truly cares about the players and always has.

As long as Will Muschamp is the head coach at the University of Florida, Urban Meyer will be a part of this program. He needs to be involved with this program for our players. He's a great sounding board for me and part of this great tradition.

A quarterback has got to take control and I feel like I've done a good job with that. Not just what we're doing offensively, but in the locker room getting to know guys and hanging out with guys. All of that is going to make you a better team.

I was a player in the Arena League, I was building relationships with that internship.

Peter Stoger is very, very inspirational, communicating a lot, being open and approachable for the players.

We're all smart enough to figure out Xs and Os - it's basketball, it's not advanced calculus. But the most important thing is can you get your message across to players? Do they believe in you, and do they want to compete for you?

I think people who know ball and know me know that I'm a good coach.

For a lot of guys in this league, it's confidence - once they play a year or two, they start to figure it out.

I'm really pumped about this opportunity to be with Coach Gase... with his mind and ability to lead a team. He's a good dude.

I believe I have demonstrated the ability to coach and work well under pressure.

I'm an extension of the coach on the floor.

If you're a coach, you've got to have a lot of confidence in what you're doing. Your egos are so large that you know it all anyway if you're a coach.

I am the type of person who relishes the chance to stand up and perform under pressure. I have had to do that my whole career.

From a planning standpoint, you want to surround a first-year head coach with quality coaches at all levels.

But, ultimately, it is up to the captain to decide whether she wants to accept a suggestion or not. But, as a senior member of the team, I will always give suggestions for the betterment of the team, whenever I can come up with any.

I believe in my job and I believe in my players.