Kirby Smart Quotes

Three years under Saban changed me. He's the best coach in the world at what he does.

I owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both as a player and a person.

I learned a lot at Chelsea partly down to the players I played alongside.

If someone works with me, I try to take them to the next level.

Well, I've learned a lot from Bill Belichick. I've said time and time again, before I got to New England, I thought I knew a lot about football. But I think he taught me a lot from A to Z. I still carry it to this day.

I understand how success is judged and calculated in the coaching profession. That's really all I care about. You go about this business a certain way. Everybody has a certain style and opportunities that are presented to them during your career. When it's over, I'll be judged by that. I care more about the people I work with.

I got to work for some great administrators at great institutions, and I had an opportunity to coach great players. Iowa is no different.

It is only as we develop others that we permanently succeed.

Working with great people makes you great; you learn a lot and it also gives you the experience and confidence to move on with your own career.

Being a part of the National Football League for so long, I've come across so many trainers and equipment managers who've allowed me to be who I am today.

He's helped me do so much in my career, helped me be the player that I am. If there's no Larry Brown, then there's no MVP, Allen Iverson.

I've really gained an appreciation for what coaches do since I returned to the NFL.

Swimming gave me my start, but my pal Tarzan did the real work. He set me up nicely.

When I first came into the league, I was with Tim Dwight in San Diego, and a guy named Eric Parker, who really showed me the work ethic it takes to be an NFL receiver, and I've really tried to keep that with me.

I'm just trying to be the best I can be. I try to surround myself with people who are strong in areas I'm weak. Which is why I have such a big staff.

Larry Brown molded me into an MVP and a Hall of Fame player.

A manager gets in the Hall of Fame by what his players have done for him.

You always want to improve, learn from the veterans on the team.

I'm sure Mourinho will make me a better player and a better person.

Whatever happens happens, but learning from the players at Chelsea is a great experience.

A lot of people have said, 'Why not take a smaller school head job?' I honestly feel my growth was better being in a large program, being around Coach Saban, and learning how to manage a lot of the tough situations you deal with in the media.

When I played in the Australia team the captains were all nerds. Allan Border was a nerd, Mark Taylor was a nerd, Steve Waugh was definitely a nerd and Ricky Ponting too.

I've learned so much from Mourinho and love being in his team and learning new roles.

My goal early in becoming a head coach so young was to find out if I could do it. I just wanted to see if I could be a good head coach and then start learning from head coaching.

I mean I've been around a lot of places and there's been a lot of guys that - every single team that I've ever been on, I really try to take advantage of the older veterans that are there, try to learn about their process, how they take care of their bodies, how they study, how they watch film.