It's not just about working hard, it's about working together. You have to care more about the team than you do about yourself
If I walk in a home and a kid disrespects a woman, his mother or grandmother, then I am out... I wont recruit them
What type of teammates do you want to play with? Be that teammate yourself
There's no other state, none, that's as connected to their basketball program as this one. Because those other states have other programs. Michigan has Michigan State, California has UCLA, North Carolina has Duke. It's Kentucky throughout this whole state, and that's what makes us unique.
Practice gotta be harder than the games and it never is unless you want it to be as a player. The coach can't drive that
The only thing I pay attention to with free throws is what a guy does in the final four minutes of a game. If you can improve players' self-esteem and confidence, get them to relax, teach visualization and routine, they will shoot as well, or better, with the pressure on.
I'm playing the guys who are going to fight. If you're not into this, I'm going to someone else
What do you do to help us win when you're not scoring baskets?
You understand, you do not invent stuff on this team. Guys that invent stuff will not play for me. Make the easy play
You have to lose yourself in the team and you have to lose yourself in the game
The hardest thing for a basketball player to do is dribble two really hard dribbles. You are flying, and then pull up and shoot a ball from 15, 17 feet. It's the hardest thing in the game.
