Rick Pitino Quotes on Time (8 Quotes)

Andre really has improved. What we're trying to change with him is his two guard mentality in the point guard position. When he penetrates, it's to score, and that's what he had to do in high school. He has point guard skills, but not a point guard mentality. So we've got to develop that and it's going to take some time. It's tough to learn.

He coached a perfect game tonight, offense and defense. It was one of the best coached games I've seen in some time.

For 80 percent of the season, Palacios wasn't the same player he is now. He was just way below his skill level. Now he's gotten healthy. Better late than never. Hopefully, it's just in time to make a little bit of a run.

Last year at this time, in the first practices, all our guys knew all the sets we were going to run. Now, our guys do not know one set. All our freshmen are lost and they're going to have to get in there and learn right away.

We played a great basketball game in all phases. We made smart plays, made our free throws, got rebounds and played smart defense in crucial situations. I'm very happy for our guys because they got some rewards for working hard, very hard. You can see by the way we're playing, we're not looking forward to next year. Our time is now, and we're going to keep playing that way.

This is the most disappointing preseason I've experienced in a long time, ... We'll look for the silver lining, and when I can find it, I'll let everyone know.

It's my wedding night, and we're in a posh New York City hotel ready to ... you know ... when I get a call, ... It's Jim, and he's down in the lobby and he wants to meet with me. He tells me there's this kid named Louie Orr in Cincinnati that we just have to land, and he says he needs me to get there and seal the deal. I tell him, 'Jim, it's my wedding night.' He was single at the time and totally consumed with basketball, so I guess he didn't understand.

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.