Frank Vogel Quotes

Author Image

Frank Vogel

Profession : Clergyman

Birth : June 21, 1973

Every player that I've ever been around that's worth a damn wants to be challenged and wants to be pushed, and wants to be coached hard, and wants to be held accountable.

Frank Vogel

With all the talk of the 3-point line, it's still most important to build your defense inside to out.

Frank Vogel

Phil Jackson is a role model, and basically a coaching idol of mine. He's someone I really tried to model some of my coaching philosophies after.

Frank Vogel

A lot of times those things are shaped by coaches you work with, but other times they're shaped by coaches you admire and study.

Frank Vogel

Focus on things you can control. Things that are out of control, you can't worry about what the result is going to be, you just focus on trying to do the best in your situation that you can.

Frank Vogel

Sometimes, you have to take a big risk.

Frank Vogel

I played a lot of sports growing up. I played soccer.

Frank Vogel

I was sort of obsessed with the Phillies as a young kid.

Frank Vogel

The film room teaches you how to do the job, how to study the game, how to teach the game from film. How to create an advantage for your team by knowing your opponent, and all their plays and tendencies. And there's no better guy in the world that I've been around than Jim O'Brien at breaking down film.

Frank Vogel

Every great basketball team, every team that's on a championship journey takes steps each year, taking a step further than they were the year before.

Frank Vogel

You coach your own system for so many years, that's all you ever know. To be able to step inside and see how others do it was very beneficial.

Frank Vogel

I met my wife here. I had my first daughter here in Boston.

Frank Vogel

The value of a Bismack Biyombo is the speed and agility that he has at the center position.

Frank Vogel

A player-led team is better than a coach-led team, no doubt.

Frank Vogel

I've got a lot of belief in Aaron Gordon and he's one of the reasons that I took the job here with the Magic. When a guy cares as much as he does and works as hard as he does, that impacts the group. And that type of attitude is infectious.

Frank Vogel

To have the ability to not have to change your lineup every night - if you're playing a big team, you don't have to take your smalls out; and if you are playing a small team, you don't have to pull your bigs. When you have bigs who are versatile and can play both styles then you can stay true to who you are every night.

Frank Vogel

Aaron Gordon, obviously, is a great runner.

Frank Vogel

When you defend and rebound and you trust the pass on the offensive end, you're going to have the ability to win a lot of games.

Frank Vogel

I really wanted to stay in Indiana forever, but this is a business and you've got to respect the decisions that are made.

Frank Vogel

You compete to win games, but the people that you meet and are able to help, develop and grow - that's the most rewarding part of this job.

Frank Vogel