Devon Cajuste Quotes

I'd like to teach my players how to play and not just run plays.

That's the whole part of playing football and having training camp. Coming in and recognizing how players play.

When I'm out on the football field, I have so much confidence in what I'm doing.

I learned from different guys I played with, too. The key was probably three people: The good Lord, the offensive linemen I played with and great fullbacks that could block very well.

The young athlete who aspires to greatness, generally speaking, learns a number of things from several different coaches. The first one taught him the fundamentals; the second one instilled discipline in him and taught him more of the techniques that must be mastered to excel.

I just coach and get my guys ready.

You have to be able to do everything as a quarterback, and that's not necessarily taking care of your job but making sure you're preparing everyone else to go out and play well. And make sure you have them in the right mindset when they step on the field.

I think the main thing about football is confidence.

I don't think I'm any different than most coaches, honestly. Maybe Steve Kerr. The guy never loses.

We are a great fit, and I'm excited about the chance to influence a new generation of young footballers alongside Warrior.

You have to have a great offensive line, great quarterback and guys around you that believe in you and help you.

For the Raiders, I'm always going to be ready and willing to go there and talk to those players about whatever.

At the quarterback position I would say mental is just as important as physical. Then there's that emotional component too.

You need talent and good coaching to be successful in the NBA.

I have a very English coaching philosophy.

Playing football helped me a lot. Just reading the quarterback's eyes and reading receivers, figuring out what they want to do.

I've always had coaching in my blood. My dad was a college coach at West Chester and Ursinus so I had a feeling all along that I would coach.

On the pitch, I conduct and organise. I'm loud.

Honestly, I always told my coaches my whole career - we'll practice two-minute drills in practice, like, once a week and everything - I'm just like, 'Those are my favorite time of football.' I'm out there in total control, just getting everything lined up, getting everybody on the same page, and obviously, usually it's pass after pass after pass.

The key is having great players. But there are a lot of teams that have All-Stars and haven't been able to put it together.

What happens is once you start to understand football, you realise that it's not just about the physical side of the game and chasing after a ball. It's a strategic sport which requires a lot of intelligence. It's a very mental game.

You can lead a team in a lot of different ways. It can be talking to somebody who is down or, during the course of a game, looking to penetrate and then dropping the ball off to someone else for an easy bucket.

During my freshman year at Cornell, I joined my dorm's intramural football team. At the first practice, upper classmen pointed out I was tall, so I should try playing QB. Well half an hour later, it was abundantly clear that I should not be the QB.

I'm a running coach and I am going to continue to run, but I would hope that we are better defensively.

You need to be able to work with people. Especially in football, it is not a QB's game... even though the media likes to make it into that - it takes the whole team.