Jim Calhoun Quotes on Success (9 Quotes)

Both of our NCAA Championships (1999, 2004) came in years where we won the Big East Tournament. Time will tell if that's an automatic correlation. There are no good losses. No moral victories. But I do know this team is one to be reckoned with at the NCAA tourney.

We've been to nine of 12 Sweet 16s and that's a good achievement, but nine straight is incredible. Mike has had terrific players.

A victory would really swing their season.

He said something remarkable to me that I still remember to this day, ... He said, The people youre hanging around now and go out with at night -- and I know youre doing it out of frustration but nevertheless -- those people dont want you to leave, because if you leave, youre being successful and they are struggling with their own agenda and success.

I think Josh is letting the situation get to him. A good game could change that whole thing. Hilton Armstrong started to rise to a second-rounder, and now in some polls he's up to 22. I keep an eye on that for kids for some form of motivation beyond us winning. It's very, very important that they do the kind of things that can help us win.

It's a tremendous sense of accomplishment and an amazing feeling to win. This field was one of the best ever and there isn't anyone here who didn't get their money's worth.

I looked at all their percentages, and the numbers dont always correlate. But the important number is that theyre winning.

Sometimes it can be the best thing in the world for you. A lot of times when you go through a down period, you find out a lot more about yourself than times when everything is flowing and you're winning. To some degree, Kentucky is already tournament-tested. They've been playing games with tournament implications for a while now.

There's no good losses, no moral victories, nothing of that nature. But the champion in them did come out. They weren't going away without trying to win a game.