I care what people think, but it doesn’t change my opinion of how to do things. Rick Pitino Read Quote
Basketball has consumed me since the age of 7 or 8. I don’t know what I would do without it. Rick Pitino Read Quote
I don’t get into these petty things, Kentucky-Louisville. To me, it’s nonsense… There will be people at Kentucky that will have a nervous breakdown if they lose to us… They’ve got to put the fences up on bridges. There will be people consumed by Louisville. Rick Pitino Read Quote
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. Rick Pitino Read Quote
Basketball is my passion, and I love it, and I love to see my players succeed. I’m here for them and my children. That’s my passion. Rick Pitino Read Quote
The term ‘overachiever’ sort of makes it look like the person has mediocre talent and he just works so hard that he achieves beyond what you would think. ‘Overachiever’ is sort of a – it’s sort of an incorrect term. An overachiever is someone that’s just willing to pay the price to get so much more out of his performance. Rick Pitino Read Quote
Passion and hunger are the two ingredients that I look for in first making the judgment on – whether an athlete, an assistant coach, or a horse trainer or anybody I do business with. Rick Pitino Read Quote
I’d tell any coach not to move for money… Stay at your job if you’re really happy. Rick Pitino Read Quote
Football is only once a week. NASCAR is once a week. Those sports are insanely popular. Horse racing is oversaturated. Unless tracks cut back to three days a week of full fields, a lot of people will really hurt down the road. Horse racing, to survive, has to go to that. Let’s face it: Churchill Downs only does well on Derby Week. Rick Pitino Read Quote
I never thought that shoes would be the reason that you recruit players, but it’s a factor. I think we need to get the shoe companies out of the lives of the athletes. I think we need to get it back to where parents and coaches have more of a say than peripheral people, but that’s easier said than done. Rick Pitino Read Quote
