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...
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
stunned watched worry
I think you're all stunned when they say that we haven't watched any tape. Does that stun you? I don't want them to worry about Bradley. ... You worry about us.
I was disappointed that I couldn't get it faster. Then I thought we could play it their way. But we couldn't.
guys helps mean next ready
If you have all seniors, then it probably doesn't mean much because those guys aren't going to be back. But if you have a young team, then yeah, I think it helps get you ready for next year.
bothers enjoy guys success sure
If you're not sure of yourself, someone else's success bothers you. These guys enjoy each other's success.
chance instead lose move played playing second won
For a while there in the second half, we played not to lose instead of playing to win. We had a chance to lose the game, but we won it, and we will move on.
crisis last meetings team year
It was a team in crisis. Meetings do nothing. Last year we had a crisis every other week.
says season
It says a lot about what we've accomplished this season out of conference.