Quotes by Coachs

We're not the only ones out there trying to get good players and trying to help kids. John Calipari

Good Kids Out Only Get Trying Help Players

We should not go to a baseball rule. If a kid goes to college and, after a year or two, wants to go to the NBA and is good enough - and he grew, he got bigger, he got more confidence - let him go. Why would you now force a kid to go two years? John Calipari

Good You Confidence College Year Enough Rule Kid Would More He Force Him Got Go Years Goes Grew After Bigger Wants Should NBA Baseball Now Why Two

In my mind, I've got the best job in the country. John Calipari

Best Mind Job Country Got

So kids that have pro potential and want to take a loan so that their families don't have to deal with it, why can't you? John Calipari

You Loan Kids Potential Take Deal Families Pro Want Why

When we're worried about a bureaucracy and keeping the bureaucracy going, you're always going to make mistakes. John Calipari

You Mistakes Worried About Make Always Bureaucracy Going Keeping

The thing I can tell you about coaching is that we make decision and career moves when your nerves and emotions are still raw, right after the season. It's the worst profession for that. John Calipari

You Emotions Decision Worst Tell Nerves About Raw Make Still Moves After Coaching Your Profession Season Right Thing Career

I'm not a big proponent of the league tournament. John Calipari

Big Proponent Tournament League Big Proponent

LeBron and I are friends. John Calipari

LeBron Friends

If you don't deserve to play, you won't play. John Calipari

You Deserve Play

Some of the best kids I coach were raised by a grandmother who was so firm that they understood. John Calipari

Best Kids Some Firm Understood Were Grandmother Coach Who Raised

If I walk in a home, and a young man disrespects his mother or grandfather, grandmother in front of me, I'm out. Because if that's the case, he respects no one. He is not going to respect me. John Calipari

Home Me Man Respect Mother Walk Young Respects Out Case No-One He Because His Front Going Young Man Grandfather Grandmother

I never thought Marquis Teague would leave after a year. John Calipari

Thought Year Would Never Leave After

When your best players are really good guys, it's the best. John Calipari

Best Good Guys Really Your Players Good Guys

The problem with my guys, all my guys, they come in and improve themselves so fast in college: they go from 'He's this and this' to 'That kid is the first pick or second pick. Four. Five. Seven.' Tell me about those teams: not great. So my guys are walking into bad situations. John Calipari

Great Me Problem College First Seven Kid Those Tell Bad About Guys Pick He Come Go Five Walking Improve Situations The Problem With Themselves Teams Fast Four Second

Change does not come easy. John Calipari

Change Easy Come Does

You're coaching Kentucky - and you have a chance to change lives. That's not what this is up there in the NBA. You have assets. You're trying to piece a team together. You're trying to win more games than the other guy. You're trying to advance in the playoffs, and if you don't, they'll find somebody else that can. John Calipari

You Change Together Win Somebody Other Else Find Guy More Advance Piece Up Than Trying Coaching Games Team NBA Lives Assets Kentucky Chance Playoffs

I majored in business/marketing because I was going to be a teacher and a high school basketball coach. John Calipari

Teacher School High High School Because Going Coach Basketball

In a normal season, the sixth man always seems to get the most minutes on my team. John Calipari

Man Minutes Seems Most Always Normal Get Sixth Team Season

When you find your opponent's weak spot, hammer it. John Heisman

You Weak Find Spot Opponent Hammer Your

Somebody asked me - you know, how come it took you so long to win a national championship? And I said, 'I'm a slow learner; but you notice when I learn something, I have it down pretty good.' John Wooden

Good Me You Win Slow Somebody Long National Down Took Pretty Pretty Good Something Come Know Learn Learner Said How National Championship Asked Notice Championship

I think that in any group activity - whether it be business, sports, or family - there has to be leadership or it won't be successful. John Wooden

Leadership Family Business Sports Group Think Any Whether Successful Activity