Vance Joy Quotes

What soccer and coaching gave me was sort of a stage.

You know, a football coach is nothing more than a teacher. You teach them the same subject, and you have a group of new guys every year.

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've used my experience from playing sports in almost every aspect of my life. Playing soccer is where I found my voice, and playing softball was where I learned precision, and in every game I learned to play as a member of a team - to work not for my own glory, but for a shared goal.

The coach doesn't have to play the sport as well as you do. They have to watch you and get you to be your best.

I like to make statements on the field.

Football is not just what you do on the field.

I have always said I want to work harder so I can develop, learn, grow, and improve. I love to play football, and when I come on the pitch, I want to do my best to help the team. It's up to the coach the position I play.

When you think about basketball, and you watch someone like Michael Jordan play basketball - even if you're a baseball player, there's still a lot to learn from there.

Playing all these different sports, you learn so much from the people you get coached by.

I love to have the ball. That's why I play soccer, and we have a great coach who has this kind of view, he sees everything, and I just want to help as much as I can, on the pitch and off the pitch.

I was a competitor as a football player and I'm a competitor as a coach.

I took the time to mentally figure out what I needed to do to be the best basketball player I could be for my team.

I'm busy working on every aspect of my game - defense, shooting, rebounding - but I really want to become a better overall team player. Help my teammates become better players out on the court in order to win more ball games.

I still love to find and develop the young athletes in traditional ways. I like to watch the physical and mental growth. That has always been very exciting.

To succeed in hockey, you need teamwork.

I have been training since 8th grade, but it has to do with listening, more than practice.

I want to see a player on the football field. I want to see what kind of teammate they are, what kind of leadership qualities they have. I want to see how aggressive they are, how much fun they have playing the game.

Tom Coughlin is great with the players and he is what you see with the media. He's a good guy and he's a fun guy, but at the same time he's a serious guy when it comes to winning and it comes to football.

When I step on that basketball court, I'm thinking about basketball, I'm thinking about winning - but there's so much that goes into thought about how I'm going to open this game up to others. It's so much more than just basketball.

I'd far rather talk about players. They are the people who make things happen.

Anytime you're playing basketball, and you have a coach who you have to respect, you've got to be very disciplined.

I love sports, and when I was playing soccer, I was always trying to be the leader on the team and the one who takes control.

It wasn't about the X's and the O's and the strategy; it was more about keeping 12 guys focused and committed to a task. That group dynamic, and then helping them to grow as people and basketball players.

Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.