John Calipari Professions : Basketball CoachBorn : February 10, 1959 Browse All Authors Top 76 quotes by John Calipari I'm not embarrassed about how we recruit, how we treat kids, and how we coach them. John Calipari treatcoachabouthow People want to see how we get teams to come together so quickly. They want to see how we get young guys to play so hard and so unselfish. I'm fine with that. I have no problem sharing that. John Calipari seeproblemtogetherpeople I call it, 'The Kentucky Effect.' Guys from Kentucky are usually drafted higher, and their shoe contracts are worth more. They're in more demand overall because they played here. John Calipari shoehereworthmore People, on their bucket lists, are saying, 'I want to see a game at Rupp Arena.' Magic Johnson will call and say, 'I want to come to the game tonight. I want to see John Wall or Anthony Davis or Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.' It's become fashionable to be seen here, because people want to be seen and associated with success. John Calipari gamemagicsuccesspeople I want to thank the people at UMass, Memphis, and Kentucky for giving Ellen and I an opportunity to coach at three great institutions. John Calipari greatopportunitygivingpeople I want to thank all the assistants and staff who have worked for us over the years, as well as the people in the community who have added value to our lives. John Calipari valuecommunitywantpeople Everybody wants to say that Kentucky fans are vicious or obnoxious. They're not. They're crazy in that they watch the tape of our games more than I do. But they're passionate and smart. John Calipari saysmartfanscrazy I don't even have a computer. John Calipari evencomputer 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. John Calipari thinkyousocial-mediamedia My wife runs the house. She raised our kids with me only partly there. It's just what coaching is. A lot of times, you're raising other people's children, sometimes at the expense of your own. I hope that wasn't the case with my children, but at times, it probably was. John Calipari mewifehopechildren 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? John Calipari youhomelifeschool When you're up nine, you're supposed to win. John Calipari winupyounine Obviously, I'm not chasing the NBA. John Calipari nbaobviouslychasing They want it all - all As, all wins by 20, and want the highest GPA. Don't coach at Kentucky if you can't accept that. John Calipari coachacceptyouwant As long as I'm at Kentucky, you've got to be able to take the shots, or don't stay at Kentucky. To be the coach at Kentucky and get what I get, you can't be a 35-year-old coach whose never been fired. I've been fired. John Calipari stayneveryoulong It’s all about staying in the moment and having more fun than anybody in the tournament. John Calipari Similar Authors Bob Weltlich basketball-coach Bob Weiss basketball-coach Buzz Williams basketball-coach Bruce Pearl basketball-coach Brett Brown basketball-coach Brad Stevens basketball-coachAll Authors
