- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Horse
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- Nov 07, 2020
Passion and hunger are the two ingredients that I look for in first making the judgment on - whether an athlete, an assistant coach, or a horse trainer or anybody I do business with.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd tell any coach not to move for money... Stay at your job if you're really happy.
- Football
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- Nov 07, 2020
Football is only once a week. NASCAR is once a week. Those sports are insanely popular. Horse racing is oversaturated. Unless tracks cut back to three days a week of full fields, a lot of people will really hurt down the road. Horse racing, to survive, has to go to that. Let's face it: Churchill Downs only does well on Derby Week.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never thought that shoes would be the reason that you recruit players, but it's a factor. I think we need to get the shoe companies out of the lives of the athletes. I think we need to get it back to where parents and coaches have more of a say than peripheral people, but that's easier said than done.
- Ahead
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- Nov 07, 2020
One thing I've learned to do with my age, I really don't look ahead. For years, I've been preaching the precious present and having to always subscribe to it.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
This is not the beginning of American civilization where we need guns because it's the Wild, Wild West... There should not be guns in our society, and we all know that; politicians know that.
- Humble
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I had one regret in life... it's that I was not more humble at an earlier age.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I try not to get too low. I fight adversity as hard as I can fight it, not to get too low. When good things happen, I don't really embrace it. I just say it's a lucky day.
- Basketball
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- Nov 07, 2020
Basketball has consumed me since the age of 7 or 8. I don't know what I would do without it.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
I care what people think, but it doesn't change my opinion of how to do things.
- Being Judged
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- Nov 07, 2020
The one thing I've always said: Let your family and close friends be the judge of who you are as a person. Don't worry about being judged by others who don't know you, because your family and close friends know what you're all about, good and bad.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
After September 11, I don't think people really believe things like this are all that important.
- Excellence
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- Nov 07, 2020
Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer.
- Failure
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- Nov 07, 2020
Failure is good. It's fertilizer. Everything I've learned about coaching, I've learned from making mistakes.
- Body
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- Nov 07, 2020
Francisco Garcia could have been a high draft choice last year, probably in the 20s. He's the best wing player I've ever coached. But he's done it the right way. He knew he had to work on his body to become a good pro. When he goes into the pros, he'll be physically ready.
- College
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- Nov 07, 2020
He knew I enjoyed the relationships of college basketball. All along, he was the wise one.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can say that hands down from being in this business 32 years; we're going to be much better than we were last year just because there's eight new players that now have experience and Palacios will be healthy.
- Everything
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I didn't have a recruiting engagement, I was going to be here. I did everything possible to change the recruiting thing. I'm a very small part of this night, but I did want to be a part of it.
- Difference
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- Nov 07, 2020
It could happen to anyone when you get hired by a different president. There's a difference in philosophies. It happens. It's a change in CEOs. They have their own people, their own philosophies, and it's different than what Bob stands for.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I give myself 24 hours after a loss. After that, I'm totally on to the next game. But for 24 hours, I'm not a happy man.
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you coach Russ Smith, you have a nervous breakdown on every possession. He's not from a different country. He's from a different planet.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think I do regret leaving Kentucky because I took over a team with 15 wins banking everything on the Tim Duncan lottery, and once we didn't get Tim Duncan, I realized that leaving Kentucky was not a good move.
- Humility
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- Nov 07, 2020
Humility is what makes teams great. I've preached it for a long period of time.
- Ignore
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- Nov 07, 2020
I ignore the jealous, I ignore the malicious, I ignore the ignorant, and I ignore the paranoid. If the shoe fits anyone, wear it.
- Journey
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- Nov 07, 2020
Humility is the true key to success. Successful people lose their way at times. They often embrace and overindulge from the fruits of success. Humility halts this arrogance and self-indulging trap. Humble people share the credit and wealth, remaining focused and hungry to continue the journey of success.
- Difficult Things
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- Nov 07, 2020
Tackle the difficult things first in the morning; make changes in the way you network. Treat everyone with respect and dignity. This stops you from cynicism and negativity. End your day with that same attitude you started. Renew your contract with a day well completed.
- Art
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- Nov 07, 2020
Technology is a compulsive and addictive way to live. Verbal communication cannot be lost because of a lack of skill. The ability to listen and learn is key to mastering the art of communication. If you don't use your verbal skills and networking, it will disappear rapidly. Use technology wisely.
- Negative
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- Nov 07, 2020
Avoid cynical and negative people like the plague. They are killers of potential.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Basketball is my passion, and I love it, and I love to see my players succeed. I'm here for them and my children. That's my passion.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't get into these petty things, Kentucky-Louisville. To me, it's nonsense... There will be people at Kentucky that will have a nervous breakdown if they lose to us... They've got to put the fences up on bridges. There will be people consumed by Louisville.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020