Jerry Tarkanian Quotes

• The NCAA is so mad at Kentucky theyre going to give Cleveland State another year of probation.

  Jerry Tarkanian

  Kentucky, Years, Ncaa

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• The secret is to have eight great players and four others who will cheer like crazy.

  Jerry Tarkanian

  Basketball, Sports, Teamwork

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• Yelling doesn't win ball games. It doesn't put any points on the scoreboard. And I don't think words win ball games all the time. Players do. Preparation does.

  Jerry Tarkanian

  Wrestling, Winning, Player

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• A lot of coaches want guys to be loose for games. I never wanted them to be loose. I wanted their hands sweating, their knees shaking, their eyes bulging. I wanted them to act like we were going to war.

  Jerry Tarkanian

  War, Eye, Hands

  "Hall of Fame UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian dies aged 84", www.theguardian.com. February 11, 2015.

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• The more your players have to think on the basketball court, the slower their feet get.

  Jerry Tarkanian

  Basketball, Player, Thinking

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• I told them not to worry about it, since we were going to play indoors.

  Jerry Tarkanian

  Basketball, College, Play

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• I'll watch the kids play, have a big steak with my friends, stay in a nice hotel, sign a lot of autographs, then go back to Vegas and tell my alumni how tough recruiting is.

  Jerry Tarkanian

  Basketball, Nice, Kids

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• Coaching has been my entire life.

  Jerry Tarkanian

  Coaching, Has Beens

  "Hall of Fame UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian dies aged 84", www.theguardian.com. February 11, 2015.

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• During the scrimmage, Tarkanian paced the sideline with his hands in his pockets while biting his nails.

  Jerry Tarkanian

  Stupid, Hands, Pockets

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