Rick Pitino Quotes
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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.
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I think the week off is a good thing now, especially for David. Resting the knee is important.
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Make incremental progress, change comes not by the yard, but by the inch.
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This is the most disappointing preseason I've experienced in a long time. We'll look for the silver lining, and when I can find it, I'll let everyone know.
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After September 11, I don't think people really believe things like this are all that important.
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A lot of people always use the term, 'I'm so blessed.' Most of it they believe is true.
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He's playing on one leg. We're a banged-up team, a young team. Our backs are to the wall a little bit in this league.
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Inferior guards play on the sidelines and great guards play in the middle. Isiah, Magic, Chris Paul, all get to the middle.
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It's my wedding night, and we're in a posh New York City hotel ready to ... you know ... when I get a call. It's Jim, and he's down in the lobby and he wants to meet with me. He tells me there's this kid named Louie Orr in Cincinnati that we just have to land, and he says he needs me to get there and seal the deal. I tell him, 'Jim, it's my wedding night.' He was single at the time and totally consumed with basketball, so I guess he didn't understand.
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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.
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He's not 100 percent. First it's the ankle, now it's leg cramps. He's been a little unlucky this year.
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Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer.
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Those who work the hardest are the last to surrender.
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This is a very difficult conference. I don't think anyone in Louisville besides me knew that. Now they all know.
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Never let anyone out work you or out hustle you. Ever.
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I'm extremely proud. We talked this morning and everything he said he wanted this team to do, it's done. It's really amazing to see.
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I loved going to the Knicks because we won the Atlantic Division championship. We went from winning 21 games or 19 games to winning 52 games in a short period of time. I loved coaching Patrick Ewing and Charles Oakley and all those guys.
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They are tough, they get after you. They have quick hands and are hard-nosed. They drive so much and draw fouls. I am impressed with them. They have the toughness to compete in the Big East. They are tough guys.
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Ego is the greatest killer of one's potential.
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I deserved a 'T'. I was trying to get our guys (motivated). It was a good call.
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Coaches are bridge builders. It's our job to build a bridge for our athletes to cross over.
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What I've found in my life with our children is that often you can give them advice and tell them to eat the right things, stay in shape and wear sunscreen, and they don't really want to listen. But then they hear it from someone else, and they do listen.
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I'm at the stage of my career when it's not only about winning and developing players, it's about having fun. That's a void in your life right now, but it's something you're going to have here.
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I don't think anyone in Louisville knew how tough the Big East and Villanova was before tonight; now they all know. Villanova was just a better basketball team.