Coaches Hot Seat 2013

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Lane Kiffin

USC

Randy Edsall

Maryland

Charlie Weis

Kansas

Kirk Ferentz

Iowa

Bobby Hauck

UNLV

Kevin Wilson

Indiana

Rich Ellerson

Army

Terry Bowden

Akron

Steve Sarkisian

Washington

Ron English

E. Michigan

THURSDAY JUNE 20, 2013

"Forget about style; worry about results.” Bobby Orr

Coaches Hot Seat Quotes of the Day - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - Bobby Orr

“Growing up, if I hadn’t had sports, I don’t know where I’d be. God only knows what

street corners I’d have been standing on and God only knows what I’d have been doing, but instead I played hockey and went to school and stayed out of trouble.”

And

“My Dad was my biggest supporter. He never put pressure on me.”

And

“The biggest thing we get out of it is seeing the kids smile. And hopefully we will also see that the lessons we’re teaching – not only the fundamentals of hockey, but also the life values – are sinking in.”

And

“Developing better people should be the number one goal for any coach when dealing with kids. In trying to develop better people, we are going to develop more and better pros.”

And

“He doesn’t beat you because he’s Bobby Orr; he beats you because he is the best.” Glen Sather, GM/Coach/Player

And

“Well the first thing, when I saw Orr coming down on me, was to say a little prayer, if I had time.” Johnny Bower, HOF Goalie

“A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.”

And

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

And

“It always seems impossible until its done.”

And

“Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement.”

And

“Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it will.”

And

“There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.”

“Every man’s got to figure to get beat sometime.”

And

“Once that bell rings you’re on your own. It’s just you and the other guy.”

And

“I made the most of my ability and I did my best with my title.”

And

"Everyone has a plan until they've been hit"

All the credit in the world goes to Justin Rose for winning the 2013 US Open and Rose is clearly one of the finest gentlemen in the world of sport today….BUT….what is so terribly disappointing is that the US Open this year was yet another replay of what happened at the Ryder Cup last fall with….

The Americans Flailing Around and Failing at the End

….with the Europeans and Foreign Golfers (think Adam Scott at The Masters who is also a first-rate individual in addition to be being a Helluva golfer) were…

Holding the Trophy AGAIN!

Give this startling FACT some thought….

Since the United States WON the Ryder Cup in 1993 at The Belfry in England the Europeans have WON….

7 of the last 9 Ryder Cups!

YES, you read that right!

Europe has WON 7 of the last 9 Ryder Cup Competitions

AND

On Sunday at the 2013 US Open the troubling trend of American Golfers failing at the end….

“A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t.”

And

“A champion owes everybody something. He can never pay back for all the help he got,

for making him an idol.”

And

“By forgetting the past and by throwing myself into other interests, I forget to worry.”

And

“When I was a young fellow I was knocked down plenty. I wanted to stay down, but I couldn’t. I had to collect the two dollars for winning or go hungry. I had to get up. I was one of those hungry fighters. You could have hit me on the chin with a sledgehammer for five dollars. When you haven’t eaten for two days you’ll understand.”

As usual at dinner in the last decade plus on the Saturday night before the US Open Final Round on Sunday the conversation here at Coaches Hot Seat always gets around to Payne Stewart and how much Payne and his presence is missed especially at a place like the Merion Golf Club.

Payne Stewart would only be 56 years old if he was still alive today and with Payne’s glorious golf swing we have no doubt he would still be playing in and competing with the big boys on the PGA Tour and would more than likely have been in the field at the US Open this week at Merion.

14 years ago in the 1999 US Open at Pinehurst.....

"It is how you show up at the showdown that counts."

For some of the talk from the Crybabies otherwise known as PGA Tour Golfers on Friday about the Merion East Golf Course being “manipulated” by the USGA….

Zach Johnson: “I would describe the whole golf course as manipulated, Geoff Shackelford

…..after getting a good look at the USGA set-up for the 2013 US Open Championship (with an emphasis on CHAMPIONSHIP!) over the last few days the golf course only plays tough for those “professional” golfers (professional = someone that makes a living playing golf!) that cannot hit their golf ball in the fairway off the tee because from the fairway the Merion East Golf Course can easily “be had” but then let’s not confuse any of the Crybabies (Crybabies = PGA Tour Golfers) with the FACTS!

The Par of 70 that the USGA has placed on the Merion East Golf Course this week is pretty much irrelevant since there are several holes that would be a higher par in most circumstances if the US Open was not being held at Merion this week which means that instead of Merion playing to a Par 70 the truth is that Merion is more accurately described as a…

Par 72

….which means that the two leaders in the clubhouse…

“Concentration is a fine antidote to anxiety.”

And

“Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work.”

And

“I like trying to win. That’s what golf is all about. “

And

“I’m a firm believer that in the theory that people only do their best at things they truly enjoy. It is difficult to excel at something you don’t enjoy.”

And

“My ability to concentrate and work toward that goal has been my greatest asset.”

And

“Professional golf is the only sport where, if you win 20% of the time, you’re the best.”

And

“Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter what the situation.”

“A hungry dog hunts best.”

And

“I still sweat. My guts are still grinding out there. Sometimes I have enough cotton in my mouth to knit a sweater.”

And

“I’m not scared of very much. I’ve been hit by lightning and been in the Marine Corps for four years.”

And

“If you are caught on a golf course during a storm and are afraid of lightning, hold up a

1-iron. Not even God can hit a 1-iron.”

And

“My wife doesn’t care what I do when I’m away, as long as I don’t have a good time.”

And

“Pressure is playing for ten dollars when you don’t have a dime in your pocket.”

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