Quotes by John Papa

“I think that some of the kids need a study table. It shows the students that we care. It is a solid indicator. You just have to have the attitude of, I have to do it, I have to get it done.”

“I think sometimes that with the individual sports, the athletes take the attitude of individualism. When youre out there competing, youre by yourself and I think they take that attitude with school as well.”

“Outside our hallway, we have an academic board. The students want to see their name up there. It may not seem to be a big deal for someone walking down the hall, but they do care.”

“I give the students all the flexibility they need. For example, we have had several student government presidents on our teams in the past.”

“Since most of our kids arent on scholarship, if you get a student thats a little shaky, then theyre probably not going to make it.”

“The early meets of the indoor season dont mean too much as far as where you finish is concerned. Right now Im looking to see as much improvement as I can from everybody, and use the indoor season as a good way to practice for the outdoor season.”

“We need to get much sharper in the upcoming months. From what I see in practice so far, the coaching staff and I are very excited about our potential, and we should be a very good team throughout the year.”

“We should be able to place very high in every event against these teams. I was very happy with the way the kids came back from the winter break conditioning-wise, very impressed. The only group that isnt really ready yet is the distance runners.”

“Well try the buzzer first and see how it works.”

“Everybody did a nice job out there. Were progressing quite nicely and were headed in the right direction.”