"I probably was surrounded by too many young and inexperienced people. It probably put even more responsibility on me. Maybe I would have brought in a more experienced person to help me on the stuff on and off the field."

-- Bruce Arena, on his one-and-a-half seasons as head coach of the New York Red Bulls that ended after the 2007 season. Arena also said, regarding a return to coaching, that he turned down "a potential opportunity in the offseason" but will "entertain anything that makes sense." (The Star-Ledger)