243 Quotes by Kelvin Sampson

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    The reason you get into coaching in the first place is to help and develop, try to make people better.

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    Racism was a big part of our community. I'm not going to revisit history, and I'm not going to call out those communities, but the communities we grew up around, we were treated like second- or third-class citizens.

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    I'm really proud of what we are building at the University of Houston, and hope I spend the rest of my career here.

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    The tobacco markets I worked in were segregated. If you went to the bathroom, there was 'White,' there was 'Colored,' and there was 'Other.' I grew up in that.

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    The people who know me, know me. Those are the only ones I worry about.

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    With federal recognition, the Lumbee Tribe would become a full player in Indian country, no longer second class Indians in the eyes of the federal government. As such, we would employ our substantial skills and abilities to help correct problems faced by Indian country and make significant contributions.

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    When I was at Oklahoma, I didn't think it could get any bigger than that.

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