*Photo by Regina Rickert
Bleacher Report’s Jason King followed the Kentucky basketball team around for four days, accompanying the Cats at Auburn and taking on the Gators in Rupp Arena. He watched as John Calipari gave his pregame speech to the players.
Cal wants to see more fight from the team and instructs the Cats:
“Show emotion on the court—outward emotion!” Calipari says. “Congratulate each other for doing good things. Then you won’t be worried about yourself. All you’ll be focused on is our team, and people watching will say, ‘Damn, they don’t give a s— about anything except winning.”
Cal echoes the same sentiment after Kentucky’s win over the Tigers:
“I know what I’m asking you to do is hard,” he says. “I know it’s tough worrying about everyone else, especially when your whole life you’ve only worried about yourself. But I’m asking you: ‘Do you want to be special?’ If you do, you’ve got to change.
“When are we going to get it?”
Read the rest of King’s piece as he gives you a rare behind-the-scenes look at the days leading up to Kentucky’s match up with Florida.
Inside Kentucky Basketball: Why It’s Now of Never for the 2013-2014 Wildcats
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