Stan Van Gundy Quotes

My dad's always been a coach and one of my coaches.

I was at a ballpark as much as I was in school. I was on a basketball court or football field as much as I was in school, so I definitely was receiving mentorship when it came to coaches, my father, my grandfather, and my uncles.

I don't ever remember wanting to do anything but coach. My dad obviously influenced me. But it wasn't because he sat there and drilled coaching stuff into our heads. We were on the bench keeping the scorebook and traveling with the team on weekends. It was such a great upbringing.

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.

The beauty of growing up in a coaching family, particularly one that isn't at the very highest level, is that you get to be in the gym - that's where you grow up.

I won't miss coaching. What you miss is that camaraderie with those boys and the other coaches. You miss that.

High school coaches sometimes are better coaches than I am.

I coach at Rutgers University and help out there as a part-time assistant coach. I feel like the coach is kind of in me, and it would also be great exposure, so I'd be down for it, for sure.

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

Having a father as a football and a baseball coach, I grew up around college baseball players, college football players, like, I just knew sports my whole life.

By relying on my experience as a player, I hope to one day perform as a coach.

The truth is, I've been on a team my whole life. I'm the youngest of 7, so I've been training to be an athlete my whole life.

I feel blessed that I had an opportunity to be in the Big Ten for four years as a player and be in the Big Ten as a coach for eight years. To get 12 years in a conference like the Big Ten - it's a first-class league with great towns and great fans.

I think when you are the parents of a gifted athlete, the best thing in the world you can do is to encourage them, in my opinion. My dad didn't push me and I didn't push my children in athletics.

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.

A lot of coaches have come up to me and liked the way I played.

The opportunity to coach Kerry Kittles I wouldn't give up for anything.

I will miss the day to day stuff because I love coaching. I love being out on the pitch.

I learned a lot from the coaches I played for.

I wouldn't have become the player I have without my father.

We are making strides in educating our athletes.

When you have a son in football like Anton, it will always be deemed as if he got the prop up and given the contract, no matter how hard he works. So much so that when he was offered a deal at Chelsea, I advised him not to take a professional contract.

I wanted to give back to football what it's given me. So, I decided, 'I'm going to be a coach.'

I slowly began to develop an interest in the game. I owe my success to my family. Had it not been for my father and my brother, I would not have been so closely associated with cricket.

I have been very fortunate to coach a lot of very good secondary players through the years.