Coach-Athlete Relationship Quotes

I had a lot of trouble with my coaches. Your coaches are father figures - you look to what they say. Well, the reality of it is, they are just shmucks.

I'm one of those athletes, I compete better for coaches that I have a lot of love and respect for.

I'll do whatever the coach wants me to do.

Well, no athlete respects a big, fat coach who's going to stand there and rest the watch on his stomach.

My athletes always follow my advice... unless it conflicts with what that they want to do.

When the trainer talks to the fighter, there's a connection. You don't always have to say much.

Freshman year of college, one of my coaches was out with family friends or whatever. Somebody said my name and kind of stuttered it or mumbled it. He was like, 'What'd you say? Mr. Biscuit?' instead of Mitchell Trubisky. It kind of stuck that week of practice, and that's what all the boys started calling me.

I definitely believe our coaches are now leading more and learning more. They are hungry in terms of getting the athletes to improve. I believe it's now more mental than anything else, and I'd like to assist in that area.

Eric Knuutila was one of those coaches who I could tell who cared, who went the extra mile, who made sure that it wasn't just about getting me on the mat and wrestling.