679 Quotes by Jim Calhoun

We're going backwards. I'm real concerned about that. We've been taking all kinds of time at it, and we're getting worse at it.

Back in 1990, the (league) championship was a mad, mad celebration. It never affected that team because it was a magical year. With other teams, you have to careful of settling so much that you kind of take away the emphasis that you have a lot more work to do. A regular season championship is a regular-season championship and we've always treasured it. It's important to us. Is it the most important thing? No.

We were living on an 11-0 season that meant absolutely nothing. We never were much of a factor.

He was a Hall of Fame coach in his own right at UMass, ... But playing in the Yankee Conference, he was never going to get the recognition.

We shrunk ourselves down to make ourselves better.

We drew the entire country in to watch history being made and history wasn't made. Thank God because of the performance of these kids.

He was a difference maker the entire day. He cleaned up the middle by blocking shots and obviously scored big baskets for us.

We turned the ball over 26 times yet I think our heart was shown on enough occasions. When you're down 10 points or down seven points with something to go, you need to call upon the reserves. There's something inside you that won't let you lose.

He's improving every game. He's getting tougher every game. He's a kid who's just turned 20 and he's getting better right before our eyes. Rudy is starting to understand there are some great gifts he has and he has gotten to showcase them as he has gotten better.