Tom Izzo
Tom Izzo
Thomas Michael Izzois an American college basketball coach. Since 1995, he has been the head coach for the Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, presiding over a prolonged period of success. On April 4, 2016, Izzo was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth30 January 1955
CityIron Mountain, MI
door knocking knows program successful threat truly wins
What I think a successful program is, is not the one who wins it every year, but the one that is truly knocking at the door and everyone knows every year. They are a threat to do something.
coach great players win
When the players want to win more than the coach, that's a great sign, and I see that.
airplane bus head hotel incredible knew national pulled run says walked won
When we won the national championship (in 2000), it was an incredible run and an incredible week, but when I walked off the airplane and pulled up to the hotel and someone pokes his head in the bus and says 'Thank you,' I knew what this was going to be about,
children might sound
It was a life-changing experience, and other than my children being born, I don't think I've had another one of those, ... It might sound hokey, but I know I'll be a better person and American for going over there.
agree coaches nba turned
The Thursday-Saturday thing was a joke, in my mind, and I think most coaches would agree with that. I turned down going to the NBA ? I didn't think I'd have back-to-backs right now.
brown won
Hey, this was a Dee Brown night. And he won the Heisman.
injuries people
Hey, there's people that have had more injuries than we've had. We've been pretty blessed.
ends maybe minnesota played
I didn't think we were ever in the game, even when we were ahead. I was disappointed maybe in all ends of the court, for us, but I'd say that Minnesota had the most to with that. They just played harder.
cover decided guys needed
I didn't think I'd have to go to that four-guard lineup as much as we did. We just couldn't cover with our big guys some things. We decided to go with it, but we just needed a little more play.
flow fortunate good ourselves pat sleep
I didn't sleep very well. We got into the flow better and I feel fortunate to win. It wasn't good enough to pat ourselves on the back.
feelings gifted guys incredibly sacrificed special student time
He's an incredibly gifted student and still has sacrificed his time away with little in reward. And you always have special feelings for guys like that.
brown
Dee Brown killed us then, and Dee Brown killed us now.
beat great illinois three worried
Illinois is not going to be worried because they beat us two times or three times. They're not going to have a letdown. They've got a great team.
both good guarantee illinois michigan playing state teams
Illinois and Michigan State are both going to play pretty good defense. They're playing a little better than we are defensively right now, and I guarantee you both teams are going to run.