John Chaney Quotes on Education (5 Quotes)

I wish there were some way we could check the DNA on some of these SOBs that are allowed to come to games and show bad manners and throw stuff at Duke's team -- a class coach and a class team. Why is it that we find that all over the country, not only in college, but in pros You ought to be able to check the DNA of an idiot, and do something about it, so you'll not be able to see it again.

We go into neighborhoods as coaches and think we can convince a kid that 'son, if you get educated, you'll go to college, have a good job, a car,' ... That's bull. We don't understand that as he looks out of his eyes and sees Mike Tyson and others like him as heroes, he feels everything is instant. He thinks, I can gain a lifestyle without waiting 10, 15 years. It's easier to go out and commit a crime.

I have said all along that I would know when it would be time to step down and now is that time. I want to thank Temple University, its fans and community for allowing me to do what I love for so long. It has never been a job for me, but a passion.

You've got to have a Temple person who knows this university.

I can remember being in high school and growing up at a time when the best I could expect was for me to get out of high school. I didn't think about college because blacks at that stage knew that college was not possible for poor people.