John Calipari, Kentucky Head Coach (seg 1)

Welcome back Dennis and Callahan -- going to the break go on this particular day of infamy and history this is a tough transition to make but the transition we will indeed make. John Calipari and have a hard times it's getting used to so slaying was the head coach the University of Kentucky. As -- written I have a hard time seeing oh yeah get your business card changed Brett Shelton meaningless non.

I've got to go in there but it's. You go to Memphis anymore like -- of -- flight you know stop -- mountainous and island cardinals and their symbol of the few critics in Memphis lack of them everywhere it seems to be but. I had a few critics are but I have a ton of friends or nine years even so there's stairs I got a lot of love their for people and I think it's. You know all -- It's about here I mean we will read it shows his home yesterday in the glow and -- right. I and where president if that now okay this struck me is and I said. Initially residence it. It's an interesting premise -- if I didn't know that had could I have some critics you do -- could collect around here I said I didn't know there -- that many. I didn't know you were persona non Grata in would you the UMass people in it with any -- people at the time and those -- think of us I guess it is. Kind of a a hot topical hot button topic a picture kind of controversial while I am lightning -- I would say do you have. People like liked did Chelsea who don't think you know who think you're you're not welcome and Amherst -- oh my we don't.

Or just graduated from Amherst I've been back Derek Kellogg's their new head coach plate for me. You know from professors in different people that are there of the great relationship with them and even now I mean would do one at a function that idea you messed up tonight there's going to be all my old friends and family and supporters. In the profession -- in in the business -- that as a high profile. Would every -- call me. You gonna have critics you're gonna have family friends and supporters and it's what it is I mean IE I deal more with the good stuff and I don't get mad when someone's a critic in their right mean and nasty stuff that's stated you know on they have an opinion in native but he. Like we don't like me it's how it is but this book. Is a chance to give back in -- it's not a sports book now it's funny I'm listening to you guys coming in him. And then 9/11 stuff struck me before going into New York because we signed last yesterday in new York and its some interviews and stuff. But we went to the site. It's amazing. One how big it is. To what they've trying to do and some parts of the UC all the way -- they're doing all the stuff today we went into one of the cafes. And had lunch. That was still standing in a local John and Jimmy were telling us that it was became the triage and and they added that a big truck parked in front of their building. And if it hadn't. It would have blown that building. And and and Jimmy said -- up front and we seek a down I get knocked two blocks come under -- no shoes on and I mean the stories that you hear in net. He get emotional I went in there anomaly to dislike lol. This is heavy stuff we know from the books. My wife and animated donation to their museum. The denial -- just based on you know we're going up there -- a tough time home you know it's it's while.

the book and a second is called bounce back overcoming setbacks to succeed in business little and in life and as long as you mentioned this and we've been talking about all morning. A -- John it has your resolve about this country changed in eight years. As your outrage gonna wake -- how you felt eight years old man -- over and Hester complacency is our complacency is a nation changed in these eight years of distance between then and now.

It's still raw with me I still remember the anger first. That you wanted to fight and then the second thing was the emotion of compassionate children of wives of families. You know what I'm saying it was both there was not just you know you wanted to go. It was both of why now what happens. And and you know the stories. That they're coming out about the people and how they've gotten their lives back in order and just. You know. You're getting rocked you know your life rock and knocked tear knees in in in that there were there were both but I one thing I wanna tell you. You know I'm betting on the United States. That's one from Manning and so when we talk economy we talked it. I mean to this country has been through ups and downs goods and it but it they've with its always. Come back it's always been the the land of opportunity for every.

Based on how many thing -- you have to do to get ready for this upcoming basketball season. What would -- send to John teleport is sit down and write a book I'm pretty sure effort when he -- a big time basketball we're not holding a fund raiser for -- John Calipari now the thought of in my.

Eight a lot of the money's gone back to the -- at cal Perry family foundation for children but here's what happened. This book has been in the works for about two and a half years. I was fires in New Jersey. By the nets and -- Italian knock me on my knees and we've all I can sit here and then we can tell our own stories here and have people say while when you've done all right. Well it it was tough for me to get from out from under the covers. The news comes your. My wife was grabbing covers and jerked him off mean and someone else may say well you get fired by an NBA teams not like me lose in my house are giving that. You're right but I'm gonna tell you blue collar white collar no collar when your world is rocked when -- knocked when you're when it's a gut wrenching thing. We all deal with that the same it's almost like your grieving in your comin' through. When I got the Memphis job and I was called by coach's. Message -- wanted to write down one I went through and what it was like it what I felt. And I went outside to some nuts and for nine days handwritten 200 pages. I gave it to book Ken Blanchard I gave it to Bob Rotella who gave it to Harvey McCain so what do I have something here. And -- said two things right up front one you cannot spell. And -- you cannot write a so you need to get someone to thoughts are good but this is not. And then so I hired David Scott who was with this that you -- Always liked him as a writer and you know stay on top but I -- while we do this together. He did a fabulous job in you can't spell either you know -- object is a good to have -- that you are you born made for college collect the Tina where you on this cast in the NBA. Well I think -- coach and I don't know what that means but I enjoy what I do I enjoy. Helping. You know what's funny in this book basically I'm coaching people through bounce backs and I say right up front when I've gone through and had to overcome. May not even rate on the richter scale what other people were doing and having to deal with and go through. But there's still that pattern their blueprint of what you have to do and that's what I do when they're not take what I love coaching right now. Today is the last day of this store. The book out on the -- The Wall Street Journal top five it's another thing it's -- waiting to hear. Next week and in New York Times this week I think it was too late or whatever I don't know but were waiting so -- I just wanted to help people. Did you have a moment in the NBA elect I was sick of Danny Ainge and he'll never live it down when Robert Horry was roaring through the us Paulus face. You have a moment we've said these guys aren't. Coach -- not coached ball enough and I belong. We know we never about that they fired me that's -- I was out who fired you did the players -- you would you know what you could say yes. And you know what in this book that this is not the feel sorry it's not my life story it's not a sports book. In here I talked about it and take responsibility. First of all I wish I had been an assistant India. So that I would have a better idea because I was -- from the seat of my pants I wish my demeanor was a little bit different because they are. Demeanor matters because there -- professional. The other thing is. You do more in practice and lesson gains. And I worked with Larry Brown for that year and I learned all that and said she's done some of -- stuff different. But we had success and it we -- to the playoffs we beat Boston a couple times we did some. You know but in the end of the day -- can sell its. Bureau bureau you knew they tell you we don't watch anymore.

We will take a quick -- can hang on for sure we'll talk more about the book a -- develop the the three number two members that are there for BF should your mind nine and 212. We'll talk about that and and John Calipari is book is called bounce back overcoming setbacks to succeed in business and in -- will be right back with coach --