"Coach I was thinking>>>"

"Coach I was thinking...." "Uhm, coach I was talking to [World class athlete X] and they do...."

These 2 lines are reserved for veteran athletes that have been with their coach for years and shown progress and proven they understand their coaches philosophy. These are not lines for neophytes, rookies, or athletes that have never bought into their coaches program.
If you are a non veteran be advised that starting a conversation with either of these phrases will result in A) a quick cussing! B) A smirk. C) A long lecture on what you should be doing. D) A quick cussing. E) A simple but loaded, "Why?" F) The "Be here or be there conversation. G) All of the above. If you are ever in wonderment about whether you are able to approach your coach with these phrases, the answer is very likely NO! However, all coaches advise you to ask the veterans. They will give you the rundown because more than likely they have been there and experienced all of the above.

"How are you feeling today?"
Many athletes think this is a trick a question that when answered incorrectly will result in them missing training, being doubted, being seen as weak or not tough, or dictating their session for the day. So the inevitable knee jerk response is some form of "Fine, Coach." The greatest lie ever told by athletes. Whew. Just tell us the truth. We asked the question for information purposes not ego purposes. Example: Athlete A responds, "Uhm I am a little tight but I am FINE." What does coach say? "How are you feeling?" Athlete, thinking they are hip to the game retorts with, "Fine coach ready to roll!" Coach says, "What's tight?" Athlete "Nothing, nothing, its all good coach." Lawd have mercy, just tell us what we want to hear. You have wasted five valuable minutes trying to dodge a question that is for your own benefit. The "I am fine athletes" seemingly end up hurt. It is because when you were rundown, or tired, or sore, or "tight" you ignored your body, did not tell the coach so he could do his job properly, and in the end he designed a session that was too much at the time. This is inexcusable and will get you the greatest cussin' of you career. A coach knows where the danger zones are in the training cycles, so he wants to know how you are handling the load and how YOU are reacting. Everyone is different, so drop the cookie cutter responses, and give your coach some details.
DO NOT tell coach "Fine" then go tell your training partners that your back was stiff all morning and you thought warming up would help, or your hamstring had a knot in it since Fridays session but you know your body and it will be all fine after you warm it up and stretch it. We hear this through the grapevine and we will have one of those walks where you do very little talking and whole lot of listening. We rather just coach.
Think of it this way, your "I'm fine" Is the equivalent to coach giving you the same workout all year without any variations. And we both know how athletes love to do the same workout over and over and over again. It loses its effectiveness and becomes useless.