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Kelvin Sampson
American
Coach
Born:
Oct 5
,
1955
Coach
Coaching
College
Think
Win
You
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There's some things assistant coaches aren't ready to do. They're not the head coach.
Kelvin Sampson
Some
Some Things
Head
Head Coach
Ready
Coach
Coaches
Things
Assistant
When I was at Oklahoma, I always felt like I had to control the game because we didn't have great scorers. So, I had to figure a way to win.
Kelvin Sampson
Great
Game
Win
Control
Way
Oklahoma
Had
Like
Because
Felt
Always
Figure
I never thought the NCAA violations for the phone call would ever rise to the level it did.
Kelvin Sampson
Phone
Thought
Phone Call
Would
Rise
Never
Call
Did
Ever
Level
Violations
Washington State was a tough recruiting spot.
Kelvin Sampson
Tough
State
Recruiting
Spot
Washington
Washington State
You remember all your teachers.
Kelvin Sampson
You
Remember
Your
Teachers
Nobody believed in us. Everybody made fun of Houston basketball. I can't say I blamed 'em.
Kelvin Sampson
Made
Everybody
Say
Blamed
Nobody
Houston
Us
Fun
Believed
Basketball
We have the wrong people chasing Osama bin Laden. It ought to be athletic directors and reporters. They'll find you.
Kelvin Sampson
You
People
Chasing
Ought
Find
Athletic
Directors
Wrong
Reporters
Bin
I liked coaching in an underdog situation.
Kelvin Sampson
Situation
Underdog
Liked
Coaching
I was comfortable in Pullman; I really was.
Kelvin Sampson
Comfortable
Really
What's an easier way to say 'bad?' Let's go with 'abysmal.'
Kelvin Sampson
Way
Say
Easier
Bad
Abysmal
Go
I learned a lot in the NBA.
Kelvin Sampson
Learned
Lot
NBA
The one thing that young coaches should do is if there is an NBA team in your area, get to training camp and see the coaching that goes on.
Kelvin Sampson
Training
Young
One Thing
See
Area
Camp
Get
Goes
The One Thing
Should
Coaches
Coaching
Your
Team
NBA
Thing
Any time you work with your son, it's special.
Kelvin Sampson
Work
Time
You
Son
Any
Your
Special
Scott Skiles was a master tactician - they're all masters, but he is elite. He knew how to manipulate his team from an X's-and-O's standpoint.
Kelvin Sampson
Master
He
Knew
Masters
How
His
Scott
Manipulate
Team
Standpoint
Elite
You choose who you want to be.
Kelvin Sampson
You
Want
Choose
Who
I'm really proud of what we are building at the University of Houston, and hope I spend the rest of my career here.
Kelvin Sampson
Hope
Rest
Building
Spend
Houston
Proud
Really
Here
Career
University
The most important thing in the world to me is my faith and my family.
Kelvin Sampson
Faith
Family
Me
World
Important
Most
Most Important Thing
Important Thing
The Most Important
Thing
As an outsider, when you think of Indiana, you think about a place that not only has championships but a championship tradition.
Kelvin Sampson
You
Think
Indiana
About
Only
Outsider
Tradition
Place
Championship
Championships
I've been taking off my tie for a lot of years. When I take it off, I usually throw it down.
Kelvin Sampson
Down
Throw
Take
Taking
Tie
Been
Years
Lot
Off
There were a lot of things that happened at Indiana that I was proud of.
Kelvin Sampson
Indiana
Proud
Were
Lot
Happened
Things
I learned to be more flexible offensively, to not talk as much in practice.
Kelvin Sampson
Practice
More
Talk
Learned
Much
Flexible
Getting to the NBA really helped me personally on a lot of levels. I liked it so much that I wanted to stay there.
Kelvin Sampson
Me
Stay
Liked
Lot
Getting
Wanted
Personally
Much
Really
Helped
NBA
Levels
It's a big deal to get to the NCAA Tournament.
Kelvin Sampson
Big
Tournament
Deal
Big Deal
Get
I have never intentionally provided false and misleading information to the NCAA.
Kelvin Sampson
Never
Misleading
Provided
False
Intentionally
Information
You just have to be secure and understand what your beliefs are and how determined you are.
Kelvin Sampson
You
Secure
Determined
Understand
How
Just
Your
Beliefs
Pembroke is my foundation. Everything that I've become is because of those people.
Kelvin Sampson
People
Become
Everything
Those
Because
Foundation
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