You are never going to be driven anywhere worthwhile, but you sure as hell drive yourself to a lot of great places. It is up to you to drive yourself there.

When my time on earth is done and my activities here are past, I want them to bury me upside down, so my critics can kiss my ass.

Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.

My overall point is that 'one and dones' are not healthy for college basketball. I should not have made it personal to Kentucky and its players and I apologize.

If I came in to recruit your son, I would tell you, your wife, and your son, that I will be the most demanding coach your son can play for.

The biggest difficulty in getting to the top of the ladder is getting through the crowd at the bottom.

I have always maintained that in basketball the importance of the mental to the physical is about four to one.