322 Quotes by John Calipari

It would be nice if it worked out. But we're not thinking that way.

The biggest day in the history of Kentucky's program.

The thing I'm most pleased with was I thought you saw an intensity level and an effort level that we haven't had for a couple of weeks. Second of all, there were things we prepared to do, and we executed them. ... It was some good stuff.

You have to lose yourself in the team and you have to lose yourself in the game

The thing about young guys is they don't think they will lose. They haven't been through it yet.

What do you do to help us win when you're not scoring baskets?

The thing I've tried to tell each of these players is be ready for your moment. What if I only play Andre Allen eight minutes this game because Darius is really playing well? What if this game is better-suited for Kareem Cooper than it is Joey Dorsey? What I'm trying to tell our players is that you have to live with that and march on to the next game, and that may be your game and your opportunity to be the star.

The people that are around me that give me ideas that I pass along or we try, the one thing I never do, I never give credit to anybody but myself. So I take all of the ideas. So everybody thinks that all of the ideas are mine.

People thought I was crazy. I've had more fun coaching this style.