That's what this league is all about. The first half, the building's electric. National TV. Two teams prepared to go hard. — John Calipari Football Copy Share Image
They think they're supposed to win. It makes me laugh. They're looking at me, like, Would you calm down? — John Calipari Laugh Copy Share Image
You wish there was more consistency about how they do things in the NCAA. — John Calipari Consistency Copy Share Image
In most cases, in this sport, for guys to advance in this sport, you gotta fight. If you don't fight, you're not… — John Calipari Copy Share Image
When you're trying to build or change a culture, what do you do? I always say you take players from state championship… — John Calipari Championship Copy Share Image
If you can get a second-round pick that makes it, it's unbelievable for that franchise, what you save and all the other… — John Calipari Copy Share Image
As long as I'm at Kentucky, you've got to be able to take the shots, or don't stay at Kentucky. To be… — John Calipari Coach Copy Share Image
A great defensive effort. The one thing we have to do is make it hard for people to beat us. We're not… — John Calipari Copy Share Image
There are certain people I do want to absolutely dislike me. And I want them to paint me as their enemy. Because… — John Calipari Copy Share Image
The hardest thing for a basketball player to do is dribble two really hard dribbles. You are flying, and then pull up… — John Calipari Copy Share Image
If they want to go to college and then leave, let them leave when they want to leave. Why would we force… — John Calipari College Copy Share Image
People want to see how we get teams to come together so quickly. They want to see how we get young guys… — John Calipari Football Copy Share Image
The people that are around me that give me ideas that I pass along or we try, the one thing I never… — John Calipari Credit 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… — John Calipari Children Copy Share Image
In my humble opinion, again, to perform at Alabama, you must earn the spot and not have it given to you. You… — John Calipari Copy Share Image
If I walk in a home, and a young man disrespects his mother or grandfather, grandmother in front of me, I'm out.… — John Calipari Grandfather Copy Share Image
Can I say this in a humble way - I don't need the money. If I stop coaching today at Kentucky, my… — John Calipari Humble Copy Share Image
We were awful for a while. In that first half, oh my gosh. I'm looking at it, thinking, 'Can we be this… — John Calipari Football Copy Share Image
I like it. It's stimulated by thinking. I thought it was the best way to utilize these players. So I changed. People… — John Calipari Copy Share Image
If you want to get teams in the NCAA Tournament, then you schedule wins. You play home games and you buy games,… — John Calipari Copy Share Image
Let's not have a postseason tournament. Let's have a preseason tournament where you're guaranteed three games: we go somewhere, and all the… — John Calipari Copy Share Image
