Dick Williams Quotes

Guy Lewis was all about efficiency. He was a great motivator. He got real talent and taught his players how he wanted them to play: hard and aggressive!

I can control how hard I play. This is how I respond to coaching. This is how I respond to my teammates. If I focus on that, the other things that come with that are going to come.

When you work for Pat Riley, you're not just putting your hands on the basket and hanging out during practice. He puts you in positions where you have to coach. You have to be enthusiastic and fierce with your preparation and work ethic.

What I like about Scolari is his personality. He is a firm guy in his words - if you are not playing well, you'll be benched, but if you are benched and training well, then you will get your opportunity.

Coach Calipari pushes his players, and that's why his teams are successful.

There are three types of baseball players: Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen and those who wonder what happens.

Being an Olympian, I always have this strong belief in excellence.

I think there's nothing that's not important. Everything you do - from how you connect with the guys in the locker room, to how you learn, to how you play on the field - everything's important; everything goes with the position.

To me, discipline in football occurs on the field, not off it.

Somebody tell the damn players to start playing like old school.

Every day, when I am working with my boys, I tell them as long as you put in your best efforts, I am there to back you. But the day I find your energy flagging on the field, the day I find you have not put in your best, that's when I will be really upset and sad.

Obviously you have to have talent in order to play so you can't overlook that, but we won't overlook the character issue when it comes to talent because if they have talent and they don't have character, it's going to be very difficult to coach that person.

There were high school coaches such as Charles Boston that took me under his wing and taught me the fundamentals of football. And when I went to college there was Robert Hill who took me there and he showed me what hard work and determination would do if you put forth the effort and you take a little time.

If a player's not doing the things he should, put him on the bench. He'll come around.

Coach OB is fun to play for. He's very tough on you. He wants you to be successful.

My father pushed me to be a footballer. At every opportunity, he took me with him to play football. He came with me to matches.

What I have to do is train hard, be at the disposal of the coach and make the best of what I have here every day so when I'm called upon I'll be ready.

I just come to training, work hard, go home, prepare for the game, then play.

From an early age, I tried to take in all the instructions of all the coaches I had.

Some of the best lessons that I've ever learned are on a ball field - basketball, football, baseball, golf. And I learned great lessons from my coaches - being on time, being mentally tough, having some discipline, and being part of a team.

Daniel Farke is so good, a man-manager - he is calm but he can shout if he thinks I'm not working.

I try to prove that I am an important player every day and game after game.

You want to score in every game and to fight hard.

For me, I always try and deliver. Regardless of the situation, I always try and play hard every time I step out on the court. If I don't deliver and play well, then I know I haven't been working hard enough.

I give my best every day in training and in games; this is the only way that I know how to play football.