Quitting Coach Prints

'I need a cure for smoking, doc.'

"Good game."

'Reading, writing and arithmetic are important, son. Someday you might sign autographs for money.'

I like the Jets...I guess

"Those aren't coconuts, they're tennis balls." "Sweet mother of Novak Djokovic!" The island of lost tennis balls.

Reach for the Star.

"Just another 50 decibels on your grunt and we can start to think about letting you hit a few balls!"

'I love your cardiovascular system!'

"Still, diving for it would look good on my college application.

"There will be a winning team and a losing team. Are you OK with that?"

'Sure beats your cupping your ear!'

'What distance! Pity it wasn't the hammer!'

'These goalscoring celebrations are getting out of hand.'

Time Is Money

The trauma of losing.

Go! Means NOW!

'Thou shalt not steal...except for bases.'

"Good game, good game, nice game, namaste, good game, nice game ..."

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a MAP, actually."

Feedback should be sought for genuine reasons, not because you want compliments. . .

A Hard Look At Hard Looks

'Why couldn't you throw like that in the game?'

"And the letterbox version, how does that make you feel."

Bears

A married couple share the same pole vault.

"I'm not using my jumper as a goalpost, sir, I'm using it as a jumper."

'Yes, Jenny, I know I'm always reminding the team to be good sports, but you really don't have to thank the ref after every call.'

Bringing Your Child To The Bicycle Race

'Pass it to Dewey! He's got himself into some kind of rhythm!!'

"Some advice please...How do I squeeze 9 days work into 5 and still see my family?"

"I keep telling myself I've got to slow down."

Teamwork