Ummm. Wouldn't he know this if he's their coach? Or is this an intellectual way of him saying they aren't best friends?
"While I don’t know that they’re best off-the-track friends, I think they nevertheless get it that they’re professionals and get it that they’ll both do better if they can work cooperatively, and they both have room for each other to be successful in slightly different arenas. While they occasionally overlap in events, I think they see a unique sphere of influence available to each of them.â€