Ted Leland Quotations

Richard Quick has undeniably been one of the top coaches in the history of swimming, ... He has developed our women's swimming and diving program into one of the most respected and successful programs in the history of collegiate swimming. We wish him success in all of his future endeavors and thank him for his service to Stanford University.

I worry that we bring (student athletes) here and we tell them that they can be world-class in sports, and they can be world-class in academics. There's no off-season.

I can't imagine taking another job in sports, ... I have no interest in professional athletics. Pacific happens to be a place I have two degrees from and I think I can help.

Pacific, for me and my family, is a great opportunity, ... It's really what we consider our hometown. The opportunity to be a vice president at a school like University of Pacific is fabulous.

The timing is regrettable, I guess, because people are going to want to read into it, but there's no connection. We have to stay the course in football, get the stadium done, do the best job we can in recruiting. We've been successful before and it's been consistency that's been difficult. ... We've not given up on that dream.

The timing is regretful, I guess, because what people might read into it, ... But there is no connection. We've been through tough football seasons before, and I think we just have to stay the course. We've not given up on the dream of being consistently successful. But it's difficult. We can't go out and get a bunch of junior college transfers. There are no shortcuts for us.

This diverse group is a great representation of the history of Stanford athletics.

We've been 10-5 in the Big Game, that's not bad, ... Yet at the same time, we've been in the top 10 maybe three times in the 15 years I've been here. That's hard on everybody. It's hard on the students. It's hard on the coaches. It's certainly hard on the athletic director.

It's a fabulous appointment. Bob will be great. Stanford couldn't have found a better guy.