I'm playing the guys who are going to fight. If you're not into this, I'm going to someone else John Calipari More Quotes by John Calipari More Quotes From John Calipari Generational poverty, most of us don't know what that means. John Calipari povertyknowsmean All the teams you have have different personalities, and you kind of want it. John Calipari teamdifferentpersonality That's America, competition. John Calipari competitionamerica If I ever tell the same story twice, just laugh and roll with it because, when you get older, you start doing that kind of stuff. John Calipari storiesstufflaughing We can't have one group that oversees everything and then they define what amateurism is. John Calipari groups We're not moving fast enough with where things are going. John Calipari moving-to-fastenoughmoving You want perfection, go to a bowling alley! John Calipari bowlingperfectionwant I know I'm not a saint, but I'm not the guy I'm made out to be by others. John Calipari saintguymade I'm not a fan of the NCAA. I don't think they make decisions for the kids. They make decisions for bureaucracy and for their structure. John Calipari ncaadecisionsthinkbureaucracy My life, even as a college student, has all been through the NCAA, and I'm telling you there's so much good that comes out of it. John Calipari my-lifegoodyoulife When you're coaching at Kentucky, you're held to a different standard, and like in politics, there is a core group that absolutely loves you, and everyone else is trying to unseat you in any way they can - anything to trip you up; that's what it is. If you're not up to that, then don't coach at Kentucky. John Calipari groupyoupoliticsway In most cases, in this sport, for guys to advance in this sport, you gotta fight. If you don't fight, you're not making it, because it's too competitive. John Calipari competitivefightbecauseyou If you react to every barking dog, if you stop for every barking dog, you're never getting home. John Calipari neveryoudoghome If I have the choice between experience and talent, I'm taking talent every time. John Calipari choicetalentexperiencetime You wish there was more consistency about how they do things in the NCAA. John Calipari thingsyouconsistencywish If the NBA is worried about the NBA, if the NCAA is worried about the NCAA, if each individual institution is just worried about themselves, and the last thing we think about is these kids, then we're going to make wrong decisions. There are a lot of players of different levels, of different abilities. Let's be fair with them. John Calipari ncaawrongdecisionsthink No one will steal my joy. John Calipari stealwilljoy If you win the conference tournament, it doesn't mean anything. John Calipari conferencewinyoumean My vision is one of celebrations and banquets, diplomas and banners, rings and parades. John Calipari celebrationsparadesvisionrings I'm not embarrassed about how we recruit, how we treat kids, and how we coach them. John Calipari treatcoachabouthow
