Tim Taylor Quotes (68 Quotes)

We have (defensive) team goals, ... Our goals are stopping yards, stopping long drives and forcing turnovers.

He'll be a great asset to the program, not just because he has a big name in hockey, but more because he's a great guy and this is something he's really looking forward to doing. Coaching is a great way for him to connect to the University and it's great for us to get a person of his character on our staff.

You count on the training staff to get you ready, to do what they have to do to help you be mobile out there. It's always, 'If I can get my skates on, if I can go on the ice and play, I should play.' And you get out there, and you forget about things.

Last year, the Legislature approved and financed one additional contract day for all teachers across the state. We hope they continue that and have even heard of two (additional) days. Teachers have asked for a per diem in that eventuality. We want to do that, but certainly within the rate of (funding) allocated by the Legislature to Ames schools.

I tell these kids as freshmen (that) by the time they get out of here, they're going to need an agent to negotiate their contracts.

It's all about intensity and discipline. If you don't want to work hard and do the little things it takes to be successful, you won't play. We're still working on that, but we've come a long way.

That fourth goal, it's totally my fault. That's a play I have to make 10 out of 10 times, and I missed the puck. I cost our team a huge point, and possibly two. I feel sick and that's inexcusable.

We want to finish as high as we can no matter what. I have seen no signs that they are going to quit, and they know what it takes to compete.

We can't worry about the standings, we have to worry about how we're playing. If we focus on what we're doing, the standings will take care of itself.

Without a doubt, I don't think we played very well. That may be a tribute to Heritage, I'm not real sure. We didn't play well.

It is a matter of Iowa code and following the law of the state. There are due process procedures outlined for disciplinary action and termination.

Bradley is finally starting to get healthy after that injury he had last Monday. I told him it had been a long time since we've seen that stroke come back.

We talked about getting better in practice from day one. They bought into it and we never looked past anyone.

It's deflating, absolutely. I'm not going to say it doesn't hurt. It does.

We kill penalties very well. And your best penalty killer has to be your goaltender. That was certainly the case tonight (Friday). Hopefully, we can get better at staying out of the box.

Last week we were set up for failure from the get go. We had three games in four nights. Monticello played really well. There guards really pushed us to the limits, but we need games like that. We need to be in those situations to understand how to win.

We knew Zillah would come to play and we knew we had the weather the storm. In the third quarter we were a little more patient on offense and we got some better looks. We also did a lot better job with offensive rebounds.

Most people came here because of family or someone they knew. It's great to see (an outpouring of assistance). These people have been through a lot.