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Rick Pitino Quotes
«I don't think you'll find a more competitive NIT field than the one I'm looking at with this one. We relish the challenge.»
Author: Rick Pitino
«College basketball today is about perimeter play. The days of a dominant center, like Patrick Ewing, are gone. Today you don't keep centers in college basketball. They go pro. ... I really think the idea that a perimeter-oriented team can't win it is way overblown.»
Author: Rick Pitino
«We got what we deserved from the first day of practice until right now. We showed remarkable character, we showed remarkable resilience with a lot of injuries but we also showed a lack of talent against great competition.»
Author: Rick Pitino
«There's two ways to look at the NIT. You can look at it as being deflated and feeling sorry for yourself that you didn't make the NCAA or you can use it as Memphis did last year as a springboard to a great future. And if you have character that's what you will do.»
Author: Rick Pitino
«What it shows you is that not only are they not afraid of competition, but the name Louisville is certainly not going to intimidate this team one bit.»
Author: Rick Pitino
«He was still calm. He would always scare the crap out of me.»
Author: Rick Pitino
«Don't let that humility and quiet nature fool you, though. It can be there to fool you. Deep down there's that fire that competed on the court. It's in the coaches' box, too. Some of the best coaches of our time, Dean Smith and John Wooden, had that demeanor.»
Author: Rick Pitino
«Our guys responded like there was a lot at stake, which there is. I'm really excited about the way we played basketball tonight. We did a lot of good things.»
Author: Rick Pitino
«These are special fans. That was a great 14,000 fans - they were terrific. The NIT is a chance for some of our fans who don't have season tickets to help our team, which they did tremendously. I think our guys responded like there was a lot at stake, because there is a lot at stake.»
Author: Rick Pitino
«If we're healthy, I like (a fast-paced game). I don't know if we will be. We tried practicing Andre and Chad (Millard, back injury), and they lasted about 20 percent of practice and we took them out.»
Author: Rick Pitino