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Bo Ryan

(1947) Basketball Player

9 quotes in 62 categories

Bo Ryan is a basketball player, best known for Brilliance in the Building.

Quick Facts About Bo Ryan

Born: December 20, 1947
Profession: Basketball Player
Notable works: Brilliance in the Building

About Bo Ryan

William Francis "Bo" Ryan Jr. is an American former college basketball coach. He was the head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team of the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 2001 to December 2015. Ryan served as the head men's basketball coach at the University of Wisconsin–Platteville from 1984 to 1999 and at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee from 1999 to 2001. His overall collegiate coaching record was 747–233. Ryan was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017 and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Bo Ryan

Shot fakes and ball fakes work. No one uses more than Wisconsin. It's amazing how many people don't use them

Balls

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Going into Indianapolis, playing Indiana, I guess bring it on. It's what we've caught at the end of the year, and we've…

Caught

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Four turnovers. Two assists. I told him he'd have the game ball if he had taken care of the ball a little…

Balls

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It’s just a shame that it had to be played that way.

Shame

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I'm still waiting for perfection. In the meantime, I'll settle for persistence

Basketball

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I didn't get into teaching and coaching for the number of wins or the money. It was a passion for trying to…

Basketball

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The best thing to do is try and make sure you're getting something at your end. We had stretches where we didn't…

Best things

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I recruit hungry kids who love the game and want to get better and feel they have more questions than answers

Answers

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You measure a person by what it takes to discourage them.

Discouraging

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