49 Quotes by Jerry Wainwright

Every game is such incredible pressure. That pressure is on both coaches and players.

Every league game seems like a conference tournament game to me. You're looking at two sets of standings: who's winning and who's at the bottom. It's a tough, tough thing on coaches. That's why I rent (a house) and I didn't buy.

Sammy to me is a guy who has to be healthy to play well. I'd rather come down on the side of safety.

You're looking at two sets of standings. You're looking at who's winning, but you also look at the bottom.

You're going to be in front of full arenas from now on. I think you have to make that another whole season.

You're basically looking at two sets of standings. You're looking at who's winning our league, but you're looking far more at the bottom of the league. It's something we talk about every day.

They're (Wake Forest) going to have a terrific year, and obviously this is a great confidence builder for our program. We were facing four straight road games. Dayton , Wake, we're at Old Dominion Saturday, and we have to go to California next week. We really have played a difficult schedule and been in a lot of close games. We've taken everybody's best shot, sometimes for good, sometimes for bad. Our kids have toughened up and are starting to learn how to play together.

They don't get knocked out. They go the 15 rounds.

They're a team of basketball players. They're not a team of positions. But they create problems you're not going to see the rest of the year.