“In that way the assistants are like filters, determining what should get all the way to me. But the staff can’t just take the player’s side. Their job is to explain what I’m doing and why. It’s just like if… — John Calipari Copy Share Image
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… — John Calipari Copy Share Image
The only thing I pay attention to with free throws is what a guy does in the final four minutes of a game. If… — John Calipari Copy Share Image
If you have all seniors, then it probably doesn't mean much because those guys aren't going to be back. But if you have a… — John Calipari Copy Share Image
“When it comes to how we make up our staff, I need positive people around me. People with a “we can do this” mentality.… — John Calipari Copy Share Image
All the teams you have have different personalities, and you kind of want it. — John Calipari Copy Share Image
Go ball. Go ball. I'll worry about the coaching. You just get out there and ball. — John Calipari Copy Share Image
“Their first coach was James Naismith, who invented the sport of basketball. (He is less known for being the only Kansas coach in history… — John Calipari Copy Share Image
I'm not the grand poobah. I'm not the emperor. That's not what I want to be. — John Calipari Copy Share Image
It's not one guy. We played bad, I coached bad, it's everybody. We're all thrown in on this one. We all missed, all turned… — John Calipari Copy Share Image
Every one of us in this country is based on you've gotta take care of yourself. — John Calipari Copy Share Image
