322 Quotes by John Calipari

My vision is one of celebrations and banquets, diplomas and banners, rings and parades.

I think part of the reason some coaches don't want to be involved with social media is that they expect to be able to do it at a certain level. A lot of them are like, 'I'm not going to do it if we can't hit 100,000 or 200,000 followers.' Well, you're not going to right away.

When your best players are really good guys, it's the best.

I refuse to go in a home and paint a picture saying things like, 'If you come with us, you'll be taken care of for the rest of your life by the program and by our alums,' even though you may only be in school for a year or two. How preposterous does that sound?

When you're up nine, you're supposed to win.

All my best players have been really good guys, which means I can coach them.

Obviously, I'm not chasing the NBA.

Can I say this in a humble way - I don't need the money. If I stop coaching today at Kentucky, my toes are up, and I'm eating Cheetos, and I'm fine.

If you recruit a kid, and you're promising him the world, how in the world are you going to coach him in that short a period of time to do that?