Majerus Co Quotes & Sayings

I've had opportunities. But I'm happy at Utah. I can do a lot of nice things and I love the kids. We work hard and we have fun. — Rick Majerus

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

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

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. — Rick Majerus

It's good to be in on the action. — Rick Majerus

Pro basketball is a very mercenary endeavor. — Rick Majerus

You must have a passion to coach. — Rick Majerus

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

One of the biggest reasons I like coaching college ball is the kids. I feel I can impact players' lives. I like the fact that they're student-athletes. I like to see those kids graduate. — Rick Majerus

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

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

The development of fast film allowed the subjects of our photographs to be caught unawares, beyond our or their control. But they are nevertheless caught; the camera holds the last lanyard of control we would forgo. — Stanley Cavell

A great lathe operator commands several times the wage of an average lathe operator, but a great writer of software code is worth 10,000 times the price of an average software writer. — Bill Gates

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. — Rick Majerus

True heros are made of hard work and integrity. — Hope Solo

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

A muffled curse comes from the doorway. I jerk my head to find Jeb there, blood drained from his face. His gaze is fierce yet dejected, a deep and gut-twisting wound I haven't seen since his dad was alive and tormenting him. — A.G. Howard

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

I am like that guy on the 'Odd Couple,' and it is not the neat guy. I go into my room and find pieces of pizza under the laundry. — Rick Majerus

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

Great shooters are one dribble guys. — Rick Majerus

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

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

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

The internet was supposed to make this whole business of job searching rational and simple. You could post your resume and companies would search them and they'd find you. It doesn't seem to work that way. There aren't enough jobs for experienced, college educated managers and professionals. — Barbara Ehrenreich

You believe it can't happen to you until it does, and it's too late — Bangambiki Habyarimana

I am kind of the guy you'd expect to be driving an 18-wheeler through town. — Rick Majerus

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

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

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

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. — Rick Majerus

I am a big barbecue-sauce guy. — Rick Majerus

Nobody is ever ready for the top job, despite what they may say. As long as there is at least one management layer above you, you are shielded. The management takes the final decisions and carries the ultimate responsibility for those decisions. Once you are at the top, reality hits and you feel the umbilical cord being cut. Now the buck stops with you. I — S. Ramadorai

Nobody thought I would be a great coach. — Rick Majerus

When I first learned about Abrams and saw the types of books they were making, I knew I wanted my books to be published by them. Abrams books are special-when you hold one in your hands, you have the feeling that this book needed to be made. I once heard an artist say that books are fetish objects-I think Abrams gets that, because their books demand to be treasured. So who better to give comics art its proper due? I feel privileged to have found a home with Abrams. — Jeff Kinney

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

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