Rick Majerus Quotes

Those to whom defense is not important will have the best seat in the game

One of the biggest reasons I like coaching college ball is the kids. I feel I can impact players lives

To win the big games you must get to the Free Throw line, and then you must make them.

Never marry a beautiful woman. A beautiful woman will leave you. An ugly woman will leave you, too, but so what?

Blocking out is everyday, every drill, all the time. We run sprints every time someone does not blockout.

Some guys smoke. Some guys drink. Some guys chase women. I'm a big barbecue-sauce guy.

The mismatch is not what gets you beat. What gets you beat is giving up the uncontested, open shot.

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.

Switch if you have to! It's not the mismatch that beats you, it's the open shot!

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.

They talk about the economy this year. Hey, my hairline is in recession, my waistline is in inflation. Altogether, I'm in a depression.

I love Vegas. God knows that I know how to find my way around the buffets in Las Vegas.

If you want to have a lot of success, you need to have a lot of failure

Most lay-ups and two foot jump shots around the goal are missed by not putting the ball up high enough on the backboard

All things move on, good and bad. Never get too high or too low.

Look, I haven't had hardly any bad luck. I never look at it that way.

My players on defense must have a hand-up on every shot. If not, they run sprints.

Great shooters are one dribble guys.

Pro basketball is a very mercenary endeavor.

You must have a passion to coach.

I am a big barbecue-sauce guy.

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.

Nobody thought I would be a great coach.

I started wearing glasses last season but they're only for basketball games and dirty movies.

It's good to be in on the action.

To those who don't think defense is important, you'll get the best seat on the bench.

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.

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.