Rick Majerus Quotes

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• You must have a passion to coach.
• My players on defense must have a hand-up on every shot. If not, they run sprints.
• Great shooters are one dribble guys.
• Blocking out is everyday, every drill, all the time. We run sprints every time someone does not blockout.
• The mismatch is not what gets you beat. What gets you beat is giving up the uncontested, open shot.
• To win the big games you must get to the Free Throw line, and then you must make them.
• They talk about the economy this year. Hey, my hairline is in recession, my waistline is in inflation. Altogether, I'm in a depression.
• Most lay-ups and two foot jump shots around the goal are missed by not putting the ball up high enough on the backboard
• One of the biggest reasons I like coaching college ball is the kids. I feel I can impact players lives
• Switch if you have to! It's not the mismatch that beats you, it's the open shot!
• Those to whom defense is not important will have the best seat in the game
• If you want to have a lot of success, you need to have a lot of failure
• Nobody thought I'd be a great coach. I'm the kind of guy you'd expect to be driving an 18-wheeler through town.
• When I die, they might as well bury me at the finish line at Churchill Downs so they can run over me one more time.
• I started wearing glasses last season but they're only for basketball games and dirty movies.
• Never marry a beautiful woman. A beautiful woman will leave you. An ugly woman will leave you, too, but so what?
• Some guys smoke. Some guys drink. Some guys chase women. I'm a big barbecue-sauce guy. ... I'm like that guy on the Odd Couple, and…
• I love Vegas. God knows that I know how to find my way around the buffets in Las Vegas.
• To those who don't think defense is important, you'll get the best seat on the bench.
• All things move on, good and bad. Never get too high or too low.

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