When I left college ball, I think I was prepared to coach a team, but I don't think I was prepared to… — Kelvin Sampson Coach 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 Anything Copy Share Image
K-State is a dangerous team. Those are the kind of teams you don't want to see in the tournament. — Kelvin Sampson Dangerous 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 Experience 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
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
When I first got to Oklahoma, it was really a blessing that coach Sutton was at Oklahoma State. He made me a… — Kelvin Sampson Better Copy Share Image
The people who know me, know me. Those are the only ones I worry about. — Kelvin Sampson Fear Copy Share Image
You don't want to get stuck playing 40 minutes a game with your small lineup. — Kelvin Sampson Game Copy Share Image
I learned quickly in the NBA that you keep one eye open at all times and one ear closed. You can't react… — Kelvin Sampson Everything Copy Share Image
When I was at Oklahoma, I didn't think it could get any bigger than that. — Kelvin Sampson Could Copy Share Image
There were a lot of things that happened at Indiana that I was proud of. — Kelvin Sampson Happened Copy Share Image
The tobacco markets I worked in were segregated. If you went to the bathroom, there was 'White,' there was 'Colored,' and there… — Kelvin Sampson Bathroom Copy Share Image
I don't think I was a good enough coach to help an NBA team win a game when I first got to… — Kelvin Sampson Coach Copy Share Image
You coach at a have-not school, and you have to have a competitiveness and a resolve and resiliency about you that's different,… — Kelvin Sampson Coach 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 Little things Copy Share Image
In my formative years, when I was a little kid, I'd get out of elementary school, and because my mother worked as… — Kelvin Sampson Dad 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
You just have to be secure and understand what your beliefs are and how determined you are. — Kelvin Sampson Beliefs Copy Share Image
We have the wrong people chasing Osama bin Laden. It ought to be athletic directors and reporters. They'll find you. — Kelvin Sampson Athletic Copy Share Image
I'm 50 years old and been a college coach for 23 years, but after 12 years, no matter where you are, there… — Kelvin Sampson Been Copy Share Image
