Kyle Kuzma Quotes

When I watch kids play basketball, they don't know how to think the game. They know what it should look like, but they don't know why.

My job as a coach is to make good decisions. It's not to go out there and block or tackle.

Anytime Tom Watson is on your team, you've won. His passion, professionalism, attention to detail, and leadership are unparalleled.

Everything I have experienced and learned in football led me towards one day becoming a coach.

I think coaches really do matter because they see the game, and we just play the game from a different point of view, so they're able to give us a lot of tips and a lot of pointers, and I think coaches are really, really important.

If you give time and space to players, they will make good decisions and score goals.

I like Kobe, I like the way he approaches the game. He's a warrior.

I just coach my team. I just focus on coaching my team.

What a footballer wants above all else is to win, regardless of who the coach is.

I've always been one to kind of, I've always wanted to be the guy. I watched, my favorite player growing up was LeBron. One thing I noticed with him was, it's always on him at the end of the game.

You can learn being off the pitch. If you are sitting in the stands, you can see how the whole team plays.

Given the way Duke plays its offense and defense, in high school I was very interested in playing for Coach K. Then when you get there and see how good he is, you buy into it a hundred percent. He has a recipe for how to be successful on the court.

I would be a very demanding coach. I wouldn't yell and scream, but I want players that want what I want. And that's why I couldn't coach, 'cause I know how hard it is and I know how hard I want you to play. But everyone's not going to do what I want.

A good coach is good in the management of his men; he gives all of his players the desire to fight until the last.

All great players want to be the reason the team wins.

I'm a veteran. I understand the game. I can control a game. I understand systems. I can play several positions.

Zidane takes care of every player, and I have always tried to give my best.

I'm a good coach. I do the right things for my players, and I try to support them; I try to help them almost to a fault.

I know a lot of CEOs who are looking for three- to four-year varsity athletes - not necessarily because these people are going to be doing pushups or spiking volleyballs in the workplace, but because they're looking for that continuity, that person who was gritty about something.

The Laker brand and name itself is fantastic. When you have a guy like Kobe Bryant in that brand also, it takes it out of this world. I think the fact that everybody sees the work ethic this guy has makes them work harder.

It's about what the players are doing. My job is facilitate that. My job is to put them in positions to succeed. My job is to listen to their ideas, take them if they're good, quietly push them to the side if they're not. My job is to help them grow.

I want to play for a team that has a strong defensive reputation. One that relies on a system and where assists are valued. And a team that needs what I do - making other guys better, leading a team, being a defensive stopper every night. I want to be a good fit.

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

I just want to be a complete player.

I enjoy watching Gregg Popovich-coached teams.