399 Quotes by Geno Auriemma

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    I remember saying that. It was right around the baseball playoffs. I always thought it was pretty cool how a manager would send a pitcher ahead to the next city to wait for his team. I wanted to give Will the opportunity to do that. Why sit around for five months doing nothing? I figured she could be up there scouting out the hotels and restaurants and sightseeing tours for us.

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    You're really relying on non-conference games, which were a while ago. Sometimes what you see in November or December's not exactly what you see in March.

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    Most good teams play good at home. But the really good teams, they really separate themselves by playing well on the road. This is probably the biggest win we've had this year.

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    My family's grown up here. I've done a million things here that I'm really proud of. (And) 99.9 percent of the time I've been treated better than I ever envisioned that I'd be treated. So I'm not looking to go anywhere. I'm not looking to run away from anything. I'm not looking to find greener pastures.

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    I know everybody has talked about parity the last couple of years, and it hasn't played out at the end of the season. But there does seem to be more even teams than in the past.

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    Your philosophy in basketball will get you to a certain point. After that, you need individuals to take you to the next step.

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    Will (Crockett) had her own office in the training room for a couple years. She had her own locker. ... Now, she never goes in there.

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    You?re only as good as the people that you get to direct, and if you?re fortunate enough to have the best people to direct, then you?re one of the lucky few. I think that?s kind of what this is all about, so it?s hard for me to put it into perspective from a personal point of view.

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    In the short term, they have some kids they have plugged in there and are doing a good job.

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