Kelvin Sampson Quotes

I have a self-defense mind. I've had it all my life.

Don't dress to kill, dress to survive.

Living is dangerous. The important thing is to know the limits.

The first thing I've learned is to trust nobody.

I'm a very feminine person, but I have this hard shell, man, and I stay focused and don't take things personally.

it is stupidity rather than courage to refuse to recognize danger when it is close upon you.

You gotta watch everything. You gotta watch how you move, 'cause you a celebrity. You're a target now, so you always gotta do that. Just stay on your tippy toes.

Protect yourself at all times. It's what I talk to school kids and college kids about when I do my seminars. I'm not just talking about in the ring. Protect yourself at all times.

The one thing that I learned from politics is you have to know how to watch your own back - and in some instances, you gotta watch your front, too.

I conditioned myself many years ago that nobody could hurt me.

He does not keep company with those who wish to harm him.

keep a clean nose, watch the plain-clothes.

I like you, but not too much. I don’t want to like anybody too much.

One thing we did well the whole tournament was keep fighting. And no matter what happened the point before, missed opportunity, missed easy shot, we just played the next point and blocked it out of our mind. That's why we're the champs.

Trust few men; above all, keep your follies to yourself.

When I play, I'm boiling inside. I just try not to show it because it's a lack of composure, and if you give in to your emotions after one loss, you're liable to have three or four in a row.

Stop crying... keep hustling.

The one-legged never stumble.

There is a time when fear is good and ought to remain seated as a guardian of the heart.

So is work ethic. You do things over and over again, and when you get in a situation you like to think it comes natural. I think there has to be a mind-set that you’re not afraid to fail. I’m not afraid to fail. I’ve done it quite a bit. The calmer you are, the more the game slows down for you, and I think part of that is controlling your emotions.

I'm pretty good at compartmentalizing things and not allowing things outside of myself to distract me or bother me or affect me in any way.

In a long distance race, everyone gets tired. The winner is the runner who figures out where to put the tired, figures out how to store it away until after the race is over. Sure, he's tired. Everyone is. That's not the point. The point is to run.

Curiosity is not a sin.... But we should exercise caution with our curiosity... yes, indeed.

I'm not suspicious, I'm just careful.