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...
fun people trying
If we're going to stay the gold standard, we're going to stay ahead of the curve, well, then, when people try to do the things we're doing, we're trying to do more. We're trying to do something different. We're coming at it a different way. That, for me, to be honest, is the fun part.
basketball player practice
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
basketball fighting guy
I'm playing the guys who are going to fight. If you're not into this, I'm going to someone else
team littles swagger
The best teams I've had had a little bit of swagger.
team kids enjoy
I would enjoy the fact that I had a team that won a national title, but I would be disappointed that none of the kids got drafted because that's not how it's supposed to work.
basketball team play
You understand, you do not invent stuff on this team. Guys that invent stuff will not play for me. Make the easy play
adversity opportunity people
I need people who look at adversity as a challenge and failure as a learning opportunity.
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.