Jim Caldwell Opportunity Quotations

I had the opportunity to speak with him, and he's there helping his family. He didn't give me any directions, he just told us to go forward and do the things we normally do -- play hard and play well.

They were happy to have an opportunity to see their head coach. They hadn't seen him for almost a week. They wanted to show their support for him in this tough time. They had a chance to talk with him and see him and in some cases touch him.

You find it to be true, when tragedy strikes, oftentimes you find an opportunity out on the field to liberate yourself from some of your problems and troubles. That's what I think we were able to do. The effort was good out there. They ran around and got after it. But prior to the game, and when the game was over, they were in a somber mood.