John Thompson Quotes


You want to protect the interest of the kids -- not worry so much about the school -- and do what's best for the player. After what these kids have been through, the NCAA ought to permit them to play anywhere, not punish them and make judgments. - John Thompson



You think about Georgetown centers (Ewing, Mourning, Mutombo), and everyone wants to throw him into that category -- and he will be one day... Roy's probably worked harder than anyone on our team this summer. Hopefully, much like with our team, you'll see improvement. As we try to get things going here, we want to keep taking baby steps. - John Thompson



With the process in Liberia heading for normality, we would foresee a very large number of people taking the bold decision of going back home. - John Thompson



Who are trying to make money and leave us with the mess. - John Thompson



When you get into teaching, not being what you studied in college the first time around, unless you drop what you're doing and go back to school full-time, it's kinda hard to get into. - John Thompson



What we have announced today are promotions and opportunities around the attach area. We want to allow you to get aggressive this quarter. - John Thompson



What he did was the right thing for him. Unfortunately, it has a negative influence on a lot of other people. Going into professional sports and making the money he's made does not close the option for him to still get a formal education. It does close the option for a kid that does not make it. If I'm some kid from the inner-city who has used athletics to motivate myself and I miss, I have no more options. - John Thompson