Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Tubby Smith

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American coach Tubby Smith.
Last updated on November 8, 2024.
Tubby Smith

Orlando Henry "Tubby" Smith is an American college basketball coach. He was the men's basketball coach at High Point University, his alma mater. Smith previously served in the same role at the University of Tulsa, the University of Georgia, the University of Kentucky, the University of Minnesota, Texas Tech University, and the University of Memphis. With Kentucky, he coached the Wildcats to the 1998 NCAA championship.

Do you have a passion for what you do and do you love what you do? If you don't, then it can be drudgery, it can be hard, it can be work. But when you find something that you enjoy a lot, then you're more willing to sacrifice a lot of things in order to be successful as a teacher.
My favorite thing about coaching? Teaching. Being around young people, just watching a player grow and develop. You know, a young man comes in with dreams and goals and ambitions and just helping him reach (them). It's like your dad watching you grow up and like me watching my boys grow.
The trick to defending Kentucky's home court is....better defending — © Tubby Smith
The trick to defending Kentucky's home court is....better defending
Shooting is all about confidence.
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