Jim Calhoun Quotes & Sayings

Get some facts and come back and see me! — Jim Calhoun

Basketball doesn't care what color your skin is. It doesn't care what language you speak or what religion you practice. It doesn't care if you're big or small, fast or slow. It just asks you to play, to complete, to lose with dignity, to win humility. — Jim Calhoun

The game asks that you work to improve, that you put something into it, and that you also give something back to it. The game is universal. It is a language that unites all of us. — Jim Calhoun

Sometimes you're blessed with teams that are incredibly talented, but there's chaos. But sometimes you're blessed, as I have been this year, to have kids who think the same way you do. — Jim Calhoun

We stop practice every time we see one of our players not blocking out. — Jim Calhoun

Every team is flawed. There hasn't been a truly complete team in a while. — Jim Calhoun

My best advice to you - shut up. — Jim Calhoun

We feel that the 2-2-1 press is a very effective means of controlling tempo and providing us with opportunities to capitalize on the mistakes of our opponents. At the same time we feel it is a very safe press because we work very hard at the necessary rotations. — Jim Calhoun