Ollieism Master Thread

[breezy]

I was thinking today about many times I've quoted KO to my non UConn-fan friends. The one I've been using most recently is "We may have problems, but our problems don't have us." Let's compile all his wisdom into one thread here.

Some I can think of off the top of my head:

Take the stairs/escalators are for cowards
Ten toes in
We gonna fall in love with the process.

 

[tcf15]

"Someone told me that we were Cinderellas, I was like 'No, we're UConn.'"
"As long as we got UConn on our chest it don't matter... We'll play anywhere ... for this great University."
"We talk about fighting together in the middle of the ring and everybody has to be connected."
"They can ban us from the postseason. They can ban us from the Big East Tournament, but they can't ban us from getting better and loving each other."
"You don't go through life, you grow through life."
"When you go through trying times, you don't stop trying."
"First you bring the sugar, then you bring the hot sauce."
"The ship may not come into land, but we are going to swim right out to it."
"I can see higher, on the shoulders on giants."

http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn...er-sports-notables-20121227-photogallery.html

 

[LoveThemHusky]

"Respect people on the way up so you can get respect on the way down"

 

[FeedTheDove]

"We have enough. Right here in this room, we have enough. "

 

[DALTX]

"We all get 24 hours .... What are you going to do in those 24 hours to lead to your success?"

 

[DALTX]

"The number one commodity in this world is time. You don't get it back."

 

[DALTX]

"The lion is the king of the jungle, but he's always chasing."

 

[BoatShow]

"We have enough. Right here in this room, we have enough. "

My favorite.

 

[DALTX]

"I'm not chasing championships. Championship's chasing us." (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/uconn-coach-kevin-ollie-on-his-dream-job-and-future-plans/)

 

[CL82]

Can you guess my favorite?

We're UConn. We're bred to cut down nets.

 

[8893]

"They ruined my New Year's, now we just ruined their Chinese New Year's."

 

[huskiesnyc]

KO's tweet during the East Regionals; "the Garden is the perfect place to plant seeds!!!"

 

[RoderickSpode]

"You can't always control an event, but you can control the meaning of an event"

 

[Huskyforlife]

I love ko and his wisdom. But I bet this is hilarious to fans of other schools.

 

[DALTX]

"You put on a UConn jersey. If you can't get geared up, then I don't want you on my team."

 

[2Husky]

Be phenomenal or be forgotten. Greatness is never on discount. Success is never on sale.

Greatness begins when selfishness ends. UConn basketball, 10 toes in.

 

[mets1090]

I love ko and his wisdom. But I bet this is hilarious to fans of other schools.

Just remember, no one laughs at the winner.

 

[Rico444]

Success is never on sale is one of my favorites.

 

[Kembacity]

I love ko and his wisdom. But I bet this is hilarious to fans of other schools.

maybe they're nervously laughing to hide the fear of being made irrelevant by the master motivator

 

[joober jones]

"I'm dreaming. Slap me Terrance"

 

[breezy]

Some others I remembered:

"Win the day"

"Allergic to average"

 

[DALTX]

Straight Talk from Kevin Ollie
http://today.uconn.edu/blog/2014/03/straight-talk-from-kevin-ollie-2/

lots of good stuff, including:

"Winning chases us. We don’t chase winning."

 

[GemParty]

A refreshing halftime comment brimming with confidence during the Nova game. "we're going to win this game."

 

[HungryHuskies]

"I am UConn" gives me chills every time I watch the Ten Toes In video.
"I've been here 22 years and this is the only brotherhood I know.

 

[formerlurker]

Everyone needs something to believe in that drives them to be the best they can be and that instills a strong sense of self worth.

For Coach, it's his faith and I respect that tremendously.