I've had the privilege of coaching the best basketball team in the history of the world, and that's the USA national team. I've had a chance to coach them for eight years. If you were to ask me if I could end my career only coaching one team for the rest of my coaching career, I don't think it could get better than that, especially with the players that I've had during those eight years. When you've coached at that level, you know, you've coached those players, it's pretty hard to say, I would rather coach anybody else.
I don't hire good coaches, I hire good people. If they turn out to be good coaches, too, that's a plus. - Geno Auriemma
I don't hire good coaches, I hire good people. If they turn out to be good coaches, too, that's a plus.
- Geno Auriemma
Bottom line, you're either a risk taker, or your not, and if you don't take risks, you'll never win big. - Geno Auriemma
Bottom line, you're either a risk taker, or your not, and if you don't take risks, you'll never win big.
I've had the privilege of coaching the best basketball team in the history of the world, and that's the USA national team. I've had a chance to coach… - Geno Auriemma
I've had the privilege of coaching the best basketball team in the history of the world, and that's the USA national team. I've had a chance to coach…
Barbara said she knew it was in as soon as she shot it. She's told me a lot of lies over the last four years, but that was the biggest one I've ever … - Geno Auriemma
Barbara said she knew it was in as soon as she shot it. She's told me a lot of lies over the last four years, but that was the biggest one I've ever …
If you are getting into coaching right out of college, you're not one of the coaches because you're not really, like, a coach yet. You're someone who… - Geno Auriemma
If you are getting into coaching right out of college, you're not one of the coaches because you're not really, like, a coach yet. You're someone who…
It's about doing it in a way that it can't be done any better. That is the goal every day. - Geno Auriemma
It's about doing it in a way that it can't be done any better. That is the goal every day.
Everything goes in cycles. There isn't anything that lasts indefinitely. - Geno Auriemma
Everything goes in cycles. There isn't anything that lasts indefinitely.
So, yeah, I'm going to try to win the national championship next year. But I'm not going to kill myself doing it. I'm not going to kill my players ei… - Geno Auriemma
So, yeah, I'm going to try to win the national championship next year. But I'm not going to kill myself doing it. I'm not going to kill my players ei…
With the absence of pressure, it's hard to do great things. - Geno Auriemma
With the absence of pressure, it's hard to do great things.
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