The people who know me, know me. Those are the only ones I worry about. — Kelvin Sampson Fear 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 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 Copy Share Image
No one would have ever thought College GameDay would be coming to the University of Houston, I know that. — Kelvin Sampson College Copy Share Image
I've been taking off my tie for a lot of years. When I take it off, I usually throw it down. — Kelvin Sampson 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
You don't want to get stuck playing 40 minutes a game with your small lineup. — Kelvin Sampson Football Copy Share Image
Leaving Oklahoma for Illinois is not the no-brainer some think it is. — Kelvin Sampson Illinois 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 Copy Share Image
Teams that just play on one side of the floor are going to struggle against defenses that load up on that side. — Kelvin Sampson 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
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
I'm saying when young men get to the NCAA Tournament, let's find a way to get their parents and their brothers and… — Kelvin Sampson Brothers and sisters Copy Share Image
From a common-sense standpoint, you're probably on the right road. The problem is, you're opening a can of worms you might not… — Kelvin Sampson 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
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 Copy Share Image
The bad teams in our league are the ones who don't pass the ball well. — Kelvin Sampson Copy Share Image
Scott Skiles was a master tactician - they're all masters, but he is elite. He knew how to manipulate his team from… — Kelvin Sampson Elite 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
Racism was a big part of our community. I'm not going to revisit history, and I'm not going to call out those… — Kelvin Sampson 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 Copy Share Image
Getting to the NBA really helped me personally on a lot of levels. I liked it so much that I wanted to… — Kelvin Sampson Football Copy Share Image
