Basketball team Quote by Kelvin Sampson

Kentucky is the best job in basketball coaching. Why would I leave?

— John Calipari

My heading was NBA head coach. I didn't want to be back in college for a lot of reasons.

— Kelvin Sampson

I didn't want to end my coaching career as an assistant in the NBA.

— Kelvin Sampson

I've always kind of stayed free of coaching because I really want to stay out of coaches' way so they can do their job.

— Joe Maddon

The further I get away from coaching, the more I know I made the right decision. You almost forget how wonderful family life is.

— Tony Dungy

I don't want to be a coach. I see how hard that is.

— Tyronn Lue

I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to be a head coach at some point.

— Sean McVay

I enjoy the challenge of being a head coach.

— Stan Van Gundy

I am not going to go back into coaching, just to go back into coaching. It has to be the right situation. And I…

— Bill Cowher

I've had a desire to coach for years. This was something I felt I should do.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I have no desire at all to become a head coach.

— John Havlicek

Sometimes the choices you make are good and other times it goes the other way. I take full responsibility as coach.

— Roberto Mancini