No one would have ever thought College GameDay would be coming to the University of Houston, I know that. — Kelvin Sampson College Copy Share Image
I've been taking off my tie for a lot of years. When I take it off, I usually throw it down. — Kelvin Sampson Copy Share Image
All I wanted to do is coach in the NBA. I didn't want anything to do with college basketball. — Kelvin Sampson Copy Share Image
Our offensive philosophy is to simply find a way to get the ball into the hands of our team's best player. — Kelvin Sampson Copy Share Image
The people who know me, know me. Those are the only ones I worry about. — Kelvin Sampson Fear Copy Share Image
I always talk about my dad because he was a coach, and I became a coach. — Kelvin Sampson Copy Share Image
Racism was a big part of our community. I'm not going to revisit history, and I'm not going to call out those… — Kelvin Sampson Copy Share Image
When you decide to go into coaching, obviously you don't forget why. That's to help develop young people, help them chase their… — Kelvin Sampson Coaching Copy Share Image
Scott Skiles was a master tactician - they're all masters, but he is elite. He knew how to manipulate his team from… — Kelvin Sampson Elite Copy Share Image
Some guys have all this talent, and you wonder why they can't put it all together. Well, they don't do any of… — Kelvin Sampson Copy Share Image
I didn't realize the difference between coaching college and coaching the NBA. It's a totally different animal. — Kelvin Sampson Animal Copy Share Image
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… — Kelvin Sampson Copy Share Image
Getting to the NBA really helped me personally on a lot of levels. I liked it so much that I wanted to… — Kelvin Sampson Football Copy Share Image
I'm really proud of what we are building at the University of Houston, and hope I spend the rest of my career… — Kelvin Sampson Copy Share Image
Tim is old school. He plays that way. That's why a lot of fans identify more with a Tim Heskett than with… — Kelvin Sampson Copy Share Image
The thing that surprised me is you hear a lot about NBA guys, do they really want to be coached? My experience… — Kelvin Sampson Copy Share Image
My father had four jobs every summer. He taught driver's education. He sold World Book Encyclopedias. He sold life insurance. He worked… — Kelvin Sampson Books Copy Share Image
The one thing about Lumbee people is that there's so many stereotypes about Native Americans, especially reservation Native Americans, and we all… — Kelvin Sampson Copy Share Image
Kevin McHale was a master communicator and knows how to coach stars, and that's a unique gift because you take an old-school… — Kelvin Sampson Cats Copy Share Image
With federal recognition, the Lumbee Tribe would become a full player in Indian country, no longer second class Indians in the eyes… — Kelvin Sampson Eyes Copy Share Image
My dad was a high school coach for 30-plus years in North Carolina, and he was inducted into the North Carolina High… — Kelvin Sampson Copy Share Image
My personality is more like my mother's. She was fiery. She had more of a temper. I always thought she had enough… — Kelvin Sampson Children Copy Share Image
