There's no other state, none, that's as connected to their basketball program as this one. Because those other states have other programs. Michigan has Michigan State, California has UCLA, North Carolina has Duke. It's Kentucky throughout this whole state, and that's what makes us unique.

You do things other people cannot do, so just stay in the moment as you improve the other areas.

You don't have pressure on yourself to have to go nuts.

What type of teammates do you want to play with? Be that teammate yourself

When your best players are really good guys, it's the best.

The best players I've coached make really hard things look easy. Like you may say, well, that was easy, and then, well, go try it. You think it's so easy, go ahead and do it.

You better educate yourself. You don't stand in the front of the line unless you're up there because you know everything that's involved.