John Calipari
John Calipari
John Vincent Calipariis an American college basketball coach. Since 2009, he has been the head coach at the University of Kentucky. Calipari was previously the head coach at the University of Memphisand the University of Massachusetts. He was also the head coach of the National Basketball Association's New Jersey Netsand the Dominican Republic national basketball team in 2011 and 2012...
team winning player
When you're trying to build or change a culture, what do you do? I always say to take players from state championship teams because they only know one thing -- winning.
educate
You better educate yourself. You don't stand in the front of the line unless you're up there because you know everything that's involved.
basketball unique kentucky
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.
fall rebound
It's not about how far you fall, but how high you rebound.
successful winning persons
A successful person never loses...they either win or learn!
basketball player flying
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.
life-is grind
You've gotta learn to love the grind. Because life IS the grind.
basketball mother home
If I walk in a home and a kid disrespects a woman, his mother or grandmother, then I am out... I wont recruit them
basketball team together
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
played schedule sudden though tough
All of a sudden our schedule stinks, even though we've played these other tough games.
half missed near second
The first half we missed 14 two-footers. At some point, we've got to make those shots. In the second half we made them, but you've got to make the ones that are near the basket. You can't miss them all.