All I wanted to do is coach in the NBA. I didn't want anything to do with college basketball. — Kelvin Sampson Anything 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 Ball 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 Always Copy Share Image
You don't want to get stuck playing 40 minutes a game with your small lineup. — Kelvin Sampson Football Copy Share Image
Nobody believed in us. Everybody made fun of Houston basketball. I can't say I blamed 'em. — Kelvin Sampson Basketball Copy Share Image
The bad teams in our league are the ones who don't pass the ball well. — Kelvin Sampson Bad Copy Share Image
You're not a loser in anything until you quit. Don't quit. — Kelvin Sampson Anything 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 Guys 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
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
In basketball, there are no trap games. If you walk out on that court and lose a game, it's because the other… — Kelvin Sampson Basketball 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 Building Copy Share Image
My main influence was my father. He was a great high school coach. I thought one day, if I got lucky, I… — Kelvin Sampson Day Copy Share Image
As an outsider, when you think of Indiana, you think about a place that not only has championships but a championship tradition. — Kelvin Sampson Championship Copy Share Image
Guys like Andre Miller and Kevin Garnett - they're posting up hoping a second guy will run at them so they can… — Kelvin Sampson Better 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 Coached 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 American 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 Best 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
When I was at Oklahoma, I didn't think it could get any bigger than that. — Kelvin Sampson Bigger Copy Share Image
Scott Skiles is one of the best coaches in the NBA, someone I observe and learn from on a day-to-day basis. — Kelvin Sampson Best Copy Share Image
I've had teams where we've had to get on a bus for 200 miles, play a game, and then drive 200 miles back. — Kelvin Sampson Back Copy Share Image
The reason you get into coaching in the first place is to help and develop, try to make people better. — Kelvin Sampson Better Copy Share Image
