My main influence was my father. He was a great high school coach. I thought one day, if I got lucky, I could be a head high school coach. Kelvin Sampson More Quotes by Kelvin Sampson More Quotes From Kelvin Sampson Our offensive philosophy is to simply find a way to get the ball into the hands of our team's best player. Kelvin Sampson teambasketballphilosophy Brandon Rush is not just one of the best freshmen in the league, he's one of the best players. Kelvin Sampson freshmanplayerleague K-State is a dangerous team. Those are the kind of teams you don't want to see in the tournament. Kelvin Sampson teamkindwant From a common-sense standpoint, you're probably on the right road. The problem is, you're opening a can of worms you might not be able to shut. That might cause more problems than it solves. Kelvin Sampson common-senseablemight You're not a loser in anything until you quit. Don't quit. Kelvin Sampson quitanythingyouloser The bad teams in our league are the ones who don't pass the ball well. Kelvin Sampson ballwellbadwho The reason you get into coaching in the first place is to help and develop, try to make people better. Kelvin Sampson betterplaceyoupeople 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. Kelvin Sampson bestdadwayschool All I wanted to do is coach in the NBA. I didn't want anything to do with college basketball. Kelvin Sampson coachbasketballcollegewant I was not real good at anything. I was just OK at everything. Kelvin Sampson everythingjustgoodreal Dreams do come true. Kelvin Sampson truecomedreams I had to take care of my family. That was my No. 1 goal. Kelvin Sampson familytake-carecaregoal Little old University of Houston jumping up, swinging with the big boys, and that's something to take pride in. I'm happy for our fans, I'm happy for our alumni, but more importantly, I'm happy for our players. Kelvin Sampson alumniuniversitypridehappy When I first got to Oklahoma, it was really a blessing that coach Sutton was at Oklahoma State. He made me a better coach. Kelvin Sampson coachbettermeblessing The one thing about Lumbee people is that there's so many stereotypes about Native Americans, especially reservation Native Americans, and we all tend to get lumped under that umbrella. But the Lumbee are non-reservation. I grew up no different than anybody would in normal American communities. Kelvin Sampson stereotypesamericandifferentpeople 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. Kelvin Sampson likecommunityracismhistory 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. Kelvin Sampson upyoubathroomwhite 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. Kelvin Sampson eyesproblemsgovernmentcountry Sometimes Kellen calls me 'Coach.' Sometimes he calls me 'Pops.' Kelvin Sampson coachhemesometimes The most overrated thing is that you're a good defensive team because of your coaching. No. You're a good defensive team because you care and because it's important to you. Kelvin Sampson goodyoucareteam
