Kelvin Sampson Quotes

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Kelvin Sampson

Profession : Coach

Birth : October 5, 1955

I've been taking off my tie for a lot of years. When I take it off, I usually throw it down.

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There were a lot of things that happened at Indiana that I was proud of.

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I learned to be more flexible offensively, to not talk as much in practice.

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Coaching is what I love to do, and I think I'm pretty good at it.

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Getting to the NBA really helped me personally on a lot of levels. I liked it so much that I wanted to stay there.

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It's a big deal to get to the NCAA Tournament.

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I have never intentionally provided false and misleading information to the NCAA.

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Iowa State's a great team; I know how tough they are in Ames.

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You just have to be secure and understand what your beliefs are and how determined you are.

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Little old University of Houston jumping up, swinging with the big boys, and that's something to take pride in. I'm happy for our fans, I'm happy for our alumni, but more importantly, I'm happy for our players.

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No one would have ever thought College GameDay would be coming to the University of Houston, I know that.

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Pembroke is my foundation. Everything that I've become is because of those people.

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Being Native American, we were different than everybody else, but I never felt like I was different.

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I didn't realize the difference between coaching college and coaching the NBA. It's a totally different animal.

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I learned quickly in the NBA that you keep one eye open at all times and one ear closed. You can't react to everything you hear or see.

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When I left college ball, I think I was prepared to coach a team, but I don't think I was prepared to help the team win.

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In this business, a lot of coaches are running around thinking they're the reason their teams are winning.

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Leaving Oklahoma for Illinois is not the no-brainer some think it is.

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