Quotes from Kelvin Sampson

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

Teams that just play on one side of the floor are going to struggle against defenses that load up on that side.

I've had teams where we've had to get on a bus for 200 miles, play a game, and then drive 200 miles back.

My personality is more like my mother's. She was fiery. She had more of a temper. I always thought she had enough determination that she could do anything. She could fix anything. I think all children need that feeling from their parents.

If you are an Oklahoma football fan, you have one of the best football programs in the nation.

The reason you get into coaching in the first place is to help and develop, try to make people better.

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

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

The one thing that young coaches should do is if there is an NBA team in your area, get to training camp and see the coaching that goes on.

You're not a loser in anything until you quit. Don't quit.

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.

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

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

My heading was NBA head coach. I didn't want to be back in college for a lot of reasons.

Tim is old school. He plays that way. That's why a lot of fans identify more with a Tim Heskett than with someone who is more dynamic. The more dynamic guy might be more pleasing to the eye, but he doesn't contribute any more to his team winning than Tim does.

My father had four jobs every summer. He taught driver's education. He sold World Book Encyclopedias. He sold life insurance. He worked the tobacco market. From the time I was really, really small, I went with him. Obviously, I didn't get paid.

The tobacco markets I worked in were segregated. If you went to the bathroom, there was 'White,' there was 'Colored,' and there was 'Other.' I grew up in that.

Nobody believed in us. Everybody made fun of Houston basketball. I can't say I blamed 'em.

I'm really proud of what we are building at the University of Houston, and hope I spend the rest of my career here.

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

The University of Houston is a program that should have national relevance.

We have the wrong people chasing Osama bin Laden. It ought to be athletic directors and reporters. They'll find you.

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

I came to Indiana for one reason: I think you can win championships at Indiana.