Steve Alford Quotes

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Steve Alford

Profession : Coach

Birth : November 23, 1964

That first group of Manchester players allowed me to enjoy coaching at a very young age that motivated me to do it. If it wasn't good, I might have made a career change.

Steve Alford

One of the things you don't usually mess with is happy.

Steve Alford

The Olympics is nothing I ever dreamed about. I dreamed about playing for Coach Knight and Indiana.

Steve Alford

I never dreamed I would coach at UCLA. It was not one of those things in my coaching career I thought would happen. It's a tremendous blessing, and I'm going to make the most of it.

Steve Alford

I just go back to my roots. I was literally born 26 miles from Martinsville High School where Coach Wooden grew up, and then my dad coached there for four years.

Steve Alford

The two places that I had most imprinted in my mind and in my memory were UCLA and Indiana. To play at one and coach at the other is unbelievable.

Steve Alford

Jabari Parker is one of the best, if not the best, I've seen on tape. He's so hard to guard. You've got to guard from 23 feet. He can shoot it, or he can go one-on-one from there. He can post. He's so fast and long.

Steve Alford

You control what you do offensively, defensively. You're controlling who you play, how you want to play.

Steve Alford

I've been in basketball a long time, and nobody is more of a competitor than I am.

Steve Alford

It's our job to put a good product out there, and fans will come. If they see a good product, a good style, fans will come.

Steve Alford