53 Quotes by Bruce Pearl

What Major did tonight was no surprise. I almost predicted it if I could have.

We've tried to do a lot of things this year to embrace the history of Tennessee basketball.

Hard work alone won't guarantee success, but without hard work, I'll guarantee you won't have success.

I've made mistakes, I clearly did, but what I was hoping for was that some other dumbass would get on the front page and take me off the hook. I miss Lane Kiffin.

We set standards that we expect our student-athletes to adhere to both on and off the court. We will not tolerate anything less.

We're not communicating. We're capable of defending better. I call it having a sense of urgency. You need it this part of the season.

LSU, Alabama and Arkansas are big, physical and athletic. Add Oklahoma State and Memphis -- there are our five losses.

I am disappointed in some of the decisions that Jemere has made. We have a set of expectations for our student-athletes, both on and off the court, and he has not met them.

I am very disappointed, but Kentucky played a terrific second half. We must focus on playing better. Every night we have had intense games, and there is no margin of error for this team.