Rick Majerus Quotations

More concern is given to who you play in the bracket you're in.

I guess I should've reached over as he was getting on the plane and said, 'Hey, you owe me $9.90 for the ham and eggs,'

I am like that guy on the 'Odd Couple,' and it is not the neat guy. I go into my room and find pieces of pizza under the laundry.

I am kind of the guy you'd expect to be driving an 18-wheeler through town.

But when I left the Spurs last year I told Pop, 'You're the best defensive coach in the league. You play great defense. Put this thing away and never use it, because you don't need to use it,

Hello, ... I'm on my way to the High Street YMCA.

Golf is a diversion to get away from basketball, and then when he's golfing, I think his attention is diverted to plays. That's his New York Times crossword puzzle every day. This is the most enthused I've seen him in the 20-plus years I've known him.

I said, 'Are you going to come out? Al said, 'I'm not coming out until he stops talking to his team. I really want to hear what he says. He's in a really good rant, and this is terrific.' Al just sat in there and listened.

That ACC is everything it is pretty much cracked up to be, in terms of talent, coaching, venues that you play in, fan enthusiasm and degree of difficulty in terms of winning on the road. And I would say the same thing with the Big Ten.

What Pop doesn't have is the athletes or depth, to a certain extent. It'll be good for this team. I tell you, it's disruptive. I think this could help George. If it doesn't, you don't lose anything. The way George plays, he's reinforced his help principles through a great drill if he never uses this (in a game).

It looks like they don't have confidence in him. I see him open and not getting the ball.

I've had opportunities. But I'm happy at Utah. I can do a lot of nice things and I love the kids. We work hard and we have fun.

It will be corporate, lucrative. Is it going to be fun? Is it going to be family? Will it engender that great New York atmosphere?

It was just like coaching him in college. He's got a great attitude. What was really nice about coaching these guys here was their passion for the game.

I'm one of those guys who liked the corner drugstore, and it feels like it just got bought up by Wal-Mart. But they can never take away your memories.

I just felt sorry for those guys. Maybe because I was that kid once, you know? No money, no friends, and you haven't eaten for two days.

He's right where I want him to be -- focused on his health.

He's real energized and enthused. It consumes his every waking moment,

George's surgery was very successful and he expects a full recovery. We anticipate he will be enthused and excited and able to conduct a terrific training camp.

George's surgery was very successful and he expects a full recovery, ... We anticipate he will be enthused and excited and able to conduct a terrific training camp.

You couldn't find anything bad to say about him. You couldn't criticize his coaching. He was superb. He was innovative. He was ahead of his time.

I started wearing glasses last season but they're only for basketball games and dirty movies.

Most lay-ups and two foot jump shots around the goal are missed by not putting the ball up high enough on the backboard

To those who don't think defense is important, you'll get the best seat on the bench.

Great shooters are one dribble guys.

Look, I haven't had hardly any bad luck. I never look at it that way.

I am a big barbecue-sauce guy.

I really never look at my health issues as 'Woe is me.' I've seen the reality of that. And it's not a pleasant thing.

It's good to be in on the action.

Pro basketball is a very mercenary endeavor.

My players on defense must have a hand-up on every shot. If not, they run sprints.

Switch if you have to! It's not the mismatch that beats you, it's the open shot!

Nobody thought I'd be a great coach. I'm the kind of guy you'd expect to be driving an 18-wheeler through town.

I have friends in Utah who care about me as a person, not for what I am. They'll call to see how my heart is, how my blood pressure is. That's important to me.

You must have a passion to coach.

Nobody thought I would be a great coach.

I love Vegas. God knows that I know how to find my way around the buffets in Las Vegas.

If you want to have a lot of success, you need to have a lot of failure

When I die, they might as well bury me at the finish line at Churchill Downs so they can run over me one more time.

All things move on, good and bad. Never get too high or too low.

The mismatch is not what gets you beat. What gets you beat is giving up the uncontested, open shot.

Some guys smoke. Some guys drink. Some guys chase women. I'm a big barbecue-sauce guy. ... I'm like that guy on the Odd Couple, and it's not the neat guy. I go into my room and find pieces of pizza under the laundry.

They talk about the economy this year. Hey, my hairline is in recession, my waistline is in inflation. Altogether, I'm in a depression.

Some guys smoke. Some guys drink. Some guys chase women. I'm a big barbecue-sauce guy.

Never marry a beautiful woman. A beautiful woman will leave you. An ugly woman will leave you, too, but so what?

Blocking out is everyday, every drill, all the time. We run sprints every time someone does not blockout.

To win the big games you must get to the Free Throw line, and then you must make them.

One of the biggest reasons I like coaching college ball is the kids. I feel I can impact players lives

Those to whom defense is not important will have the best seat in the game