Rick Majerus quotes
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“Those to whom defense is not important will have the best seat in the game”
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“One of the biggest reasons I like coaching college ball is the kids. I feel I can impact players lives”
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“Blocking out is everyday, every drill, all the time. We run sprints every time someone does not blockout.”
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“To win the big games you must get to the Free Throw line, and then you must make them.”
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“Some guys smoke. Some guys drink. Some guys chase women. I'm a big barbecue-sauce guy.”
-- Rick MajerusSource : Rick Majerus, Gene Wojciechowski (2000). “My Life On a Napkin: Pillow Mints, Playground Dreams and Coaching the Runnin' Utes”, Hyperion
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“The mismatch is not what gets you beat. What gets you beat is giving up the uncontested, open shot.”
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“I have friends in Utah who care about me as a person, not for what I am. They'll call to see how my heart is, how my blood pressure is. That's important to me.”
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“I started wearing glasses last season but they're only for basketball games and dirty movies.”
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“When I die, they might as well bury me at the finish line at Churchill Downs so they can run over me one more time.”
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“Switch if you have to! It's not the mismatch that beats you, it's the open shot!”
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“They talk about the economy this year. Hey, my hairline is in recession, my waistline is in inflation. Altogether, I'm in a depression.”
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“Nobody thought I'd be a great coach. I'm the kind of guy you'd expect to be driving an 18-wheeler through town.”
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“If you want to have a lot of success, you need to have a lot of failure”
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“Most lay-ups and two foot jump shots around the goal are missed by not putting the ball up high enough on the backboard”
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“Pro basketball is a very mercenary endeavor.”
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“I really never look at my health issues as 'Woe is me.' I've seen the reality of that. And it's not a pleasant thing.”
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“Look, I haven't had hardly any bad luck. I never look at it that way.”
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“All things move on, good and bad. Never get too high or too low.”
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“To those who don't think defense is important, you'll get the best seat on the bench.”
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“Some guys smoke. Some guys drink. Some guys chase women. I'm a big barbecue-sauce guy. ... I'm like that guy on the Odd Couple, and it's not the neat guy. I go into my room and find pieces of pizza under the laundry.”
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“Never marry a beautiful woman. A beautiful woman will leave you. An ugly woman will leave you, too, but so what?”
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“My players on defense must have a hand-up on every shot. If not, they run sprints.”
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“I love Vegas. God knows that I know how to find my way around the buffets in Las Vegas.”
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