But as coaches, we need to get a little more fire and passion and be more demanding that our guys get the job done. I think players will respond to that, and we'll see.
Our coaches want to be a part of South Carolina football when they win it for the first time. When they win the division, when they win the SEC, win a major bowl game, etc. The opportunities to do it all for the first time here make it extra special.
I try to help developing junior chess. When I lived in USSR, I got a lot of free help from very good coaches - now I am trying to repay that debt.
I criticize a lot of players and coaches. But I back it up with facts. A lot of times guys get mad at me because someone told them what I said. I say, 'You're wrong: Go check the tape.'
It was a wonderful experience to play in the NFL, and I have no regrets. I truly will miss playing for the Lions. I consider the Lions' players, coaches, staff, management and fans my family. I leave on good terms with everyone in the organization.
I wish my teammates, coaches and the entire Lions organization all the best.
I know a lot of people on the field - players, coaches, managers - are glad that I'm gone.
I think that teaching coaches are the norm now.
The thing about it is almost everyone could pass that way, but we were kept from doing it by our coaches.
Why are baseball managers the only coaches who dress up like the players?
I always do the contrary of what my coaches tell me.
Coaches have to watch for what they don't want to see and listen to what they don't want to hear.
Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate.
It's hard, or you wouldn't like it. A lot of coaches really don't like what they're doing.
As I've said, basketball has been, I think, a real cooperative venture. There have been a lot of people that have been involved in it: coaches, administrators - not recently - fans and nobody, nobody any more so than students over the years.