UConn coach Geno Auriemma: ‘I wouldn't want to play for me'
Longtime UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma shares what it is like to play for him in an interview with CNBC Sport's Alex Sherman.
UConn coach Geno Auriemma: 'I wouldn't want to play for me' originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Video Transcript
I wouldn't wanna play for me .
No question about it.
But in another world, I would wanna play for me, because how do you know when you've got enough from somebody if you stop, if you accept that this is it, this is where we're gonna be with you?
I, I never knew what that was, so I wanna find out, and then I'll know.
We'll both know, me and you.
We've reached, we've reached the end.
People like to be held accountable.
People like to think that you have high expectations for them.
People like when you say, "Is that the best you can do?"
But you also acknowledge that you might not want to play for you.
Yeah, because I'm never happy.
I'm never satisfied.
Is that a great way to go through life?
Hell no .
No.
I'm never, I'm never I, I don't ever think I've done enough.
I can see where you're going with this, though.
So while it's maybe not the, least stressful way of going through life, it may be the optimal way of maximizing your potential with something, right?
Because once you're satisfied, then you stop.
That's it.
I mean, there have been times when we've won the national championship, and three days later we're in the office having a staff meeting, and I'm bitching and moaning about 10 things that happened during the NCAA tournament that I hated, because I think if we don't fix those, we're not gonna be able to win again next year.
So it's never ending.
