Roy Williams
Roy Williams
Hall of Fame men's basketball coach who gathered an incredible 80% winning record at North Carolina and Kansas. He led North Carolina to NCAA Championships in 2005 and 2009.
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth1 August 1950
CityMarion, NC
dead eighth grade hit pitcher quit
I quit in eighth grade 'cause this one pitcher had no control, hit me dead in the side.
fire happen happy quit team walk
I was dumfounded. We didn't have the fire ... it was the most disappointing thing that we've had to happen all season. But other than that (stretch), I was happy with the effort. ... But if I ever have a team to quit, I'll walk out of here and quit coaching.
freshmen games helped unit
The games -- I'd like to say it helped our freshmen -- but they're like a MASH unit now.
choke figured mad plays reach ready three
The first two or three plays he was in I was about ready to reach out and choke him. After the game, he said he got mad at me. I told him I had figured out a way to get to him. I'll just make him mad.
appalling equality lincoln stood
I just think that makes it more appalling in that Lincoln stood for ... equality for all,
half job playing possession second
It was the most frustrating half I've ever coached. They had to play every possession, and I think we did a much better job playing every possession in the second half.
deeply
I am deeply saddened to say there was evidently a mistake.
defensive hard limiting minutes points seventeen twelve work
I thought defensively we've competed awfully, awfully hard. (The) first seventeen minutes of the first half, I think we had them at like twelve points and I think it was just hard work on the defensive end, I think we were limiting them to one shot.
attitude continue early greatest played tough year
I think the greatest thing has been his attitude to continue working. He bounced back from some tough times early this year and has really played well, and he's played well down the stretch.
league played since start
They got off to a little blip going 0-3 to start league play. Since then they have played about as well as anybody.
game looks
Let's be honest, we made shots. When you make shots, the whole game looks prettier.
sharing wrong
I don't think there's anything wrong with sharing it.
experience football knew knows lost plus repetition settled
At first, I don't even know if he knew what two plus two was. He was really lost out there. And now with repetition and experience out there on the football field, you can tell he's really settled down and he knows what's going on now.
hiding knows
Jesse's over there hiding from me, ... He knows I'm going to say something.