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The best food I've had in Lexington is Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt. It's non-guilt ice cream!
You just have to be secure and understand what your beliefs are and how determined you are.
I never thought the NCAA violations for the phone call would ever rise to the level it did.
It makes me sick when I see a guy just stare at a loose ball and watch it go out of bounds.
Coaches are bridge builders. It's our job to build a bridge for our athletes to cross over.
You can have great players, but if they don't want to be coached, what are you going to do?
Good defensive play is as much a matter of hustle, desire and pride as it is anything else.
You have to have a mentality. This is a business. This ain't hanging out having a good time
There's no one who's dropped on top of the mountain. You've got to work your way to the top.
A team should be an extension of a coach's personality. My teams are arrogant and obnoxious.
It is terrific to be involved with changing people's perceptions, and the world is changing.
Your best players have to unite and inspire the group... otherwise, they'll divide the group
I've been taking off my tie for a lot of years. When I take it off, I usually throw it down.
Fun is to experience things you would not have been able to experience in any other setting.
The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.
Before a vision (dream) can become a reality, it must be owned by every member of the group.
Basketball has consumed me since the age of 7 or 8. I don't know what I would do without it.
I'd get rid of it, just get rid of the draft altogether. We'd just deal with the salary cap.
Discipline is the greatest form of love you can show someone. Great players crave discipline
I let ballplayers yell back at me because I wasn't trying to prove I'm boss. I know I'm boss.
I've never predicted anything. All I have ever said is, that we will do the very best we can.
If somebody gives you accolades, that's nice to hear but it's not the end-all, be-all for me.
In fact I only had one sports jacket when I was in high school. It was all sneakers and tees.
I have to be true to myself, and that's what I know for sure. I can't try to be anybody else.
Think of new ways to do old things. You must protect against boredom in a practice situation.
Teams that play together beat those teams with superior players who play more as individuals.
I don't know if I could have made it as an NBA player. But I knew I could make it as a coach.
All I wanted to do is coach in the NBA. I didn't want anything to do with college basketball.
There are only two kinds of coaches - those who have been fired, and those who will be fired.
Parents can really help, but they can also really hinder the development of their youngsters.
You can't always be the most talented person in the room. But you can be the most competitive
I started wearing glasses last season but they're only for basketball games and dirty movies.
Bill Walton is incredible. If you drop a toothpick on his foot, he'll have a stress fracture.
It was good to get a few days off after the number of games we had. Now it's back to reality.
The best way to build team chemistry is the way Rupp used to substitute, when they fouled out.
I'm definitely not trying to go out of my way to create my own image or ensure my own imprint.
Players draw confidence from a poised, alert coach who anticipates changing in game conditions
Your best player has to set a tone of intolerance for anything that gets in the way of winning
The NCAA is so mad at Kentucky theyre going to give Cleveland State another year of probation.
Brandon Rush is not just one of the best freshmen in the league, he's one of the best players.
If you are an Oklahoma football fan, you have one of the best football programs in the nation.
I didn't say a lot. I didn't throw anything. That's not my style. I did think about it though.
I can remember trying to coach, trying to figure out schemes, and it just wasn't coming to me.
No one plays this or any game perfectly. It's the guy who recovers from his mistakes who wins.
To a father, when a child dies, the future dies; to a child when a parent dies, the past dies.
I ignore the jealous, I ignore the malicious, I ignore the ignorant and I ignore the paranoid.
You play 20 games, you have one bad game, I think any team in this league will live with that.
There are a lot of good coaches in this league, and there are a lot of good coaches out there.
We are in the trophy generation.Give them a trophy for 23rd place.That makes the parents happy
If you play good attack, you win the game, but, if you play good defence you win championships