243 Quotes by Kelvin Sampson

You're not a loser in anything until you quit. Don't quit.

My dad was a high school coach for 30-plus years in North Carolina, and he was inducted into the North Carolina High School Coaches Hall of Fame. He's the best coach I've known, in every way, all the way around - relationships, motivation, going the extra mile, always putting his kids first and foremost.

Nobody believed in us. Everybody made fun of Houston basketball. I can't say I blamed 'em.

Tim is old school. He plays that way. That's why a lot of fans identify more with a Tim Heskett than with someone who is more dynamic. The more dynamic guy might be more pleasing to the eye, but he doesn't contribute any more to his team winning than Tim does.

We have the wrong people chasing Osama bin Laden. It ought to be athletic directors and reporters. They'll find you.

I liked coaching in an underdog situation.

I never thought the NCAA violations for the phone call would ever rise to the level it did.

I was comfortable in Pullman; I really was.

In my formative years, when I was a little kid, I'd get out of elementary school, and because my mother worked as a nurse, I'd have to find a way to get a ride to the high school and watch my dad's team practice.