Kenny Payne aims to restore UofL basketball program
Kenny Payne aims to restore UofL basketball program
TRUE. TO BE SITTING HERE TODAY. IT’S GOD. KENNY PAYNE BELIEVES IT’S DIVINE INTERVENTION. THE 55 YEAR OLD’S FIRST CAREER HAD COACHING JOB. IS THAT HIS ALMA MATER BUT SEES HIM AS THE PERFECT GUY TO UNIFY A FRACTURED FAN BASE. WHAT IS KENNY PAYNE’S LEGACY? WHAT IS HE TRYING TO LEAVE BEHIND OVER THE NEXT? 10 15 20 YEARS GREAT GREAT QUESTION THAT’S A HEAVY RESPONSIBILITY. I’M SITTING IN THIS SEAT AS THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN HEAD COACH. I’M SITTING IN THIS SEAT. AS A PERSON THAT PLAYED HERE. THAT PRESSURE HAVE RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE THIS PROGRAM. IN AND TO ANOTHER LEVEL IT’S A LOT. PAIN SUCCESS COMES FROM SUCCESSFUL RELATIONSHIP BUILDING. WELL THE HEART AS BIG AS THEY COME AND ALMOST EVERYONE RESPONDS TO IT. I’LL SAY THIS TO YOU FRED THAT WHEN YOU EMBRACE SOMEONE ELSE’S DREAM? TRULY EMBRACE IT. AND THEY KNOW THAT YOU’RE EMBRACING IT. DEVIL, LOVE THERE PAIN DOES NOT SUGAR COAT THE CHALLENGES AHEAD HE IS BUILDING LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL FOR THE BIG PICTURE AND THERE ARE NO SHORTCUTS TO HIS VISION OF THE CARD’S FUTURE. HE SEES I KNOW IT WON’T BE YOUR ONE. I KNOW IT WON’T BE YOUR TWO MAYBE BUT SOMEWHERE AFTER THAT. I WANT TO SEE A CHANGE. THE CARDS REGULARLY COMPETING FOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS LIKE WHEN HE PLAYED FOR LOUISVILLE’S 1986 NATIONAL TITLE TEAM FOR HIM. IT’S NOT A MATTER OF IF BUT WHEN I WANTED TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND I WANT TO BE HUMBLE AT THE SAME TIME. I DON’T WANT TO SIT HERE AND MAKE IT JUST ABOUT ME. I WANTED TO BE ABOUT EVERYBODY AND IF I CAN DO THAT, THAT WOULD BE A GREAT LEGACY A LEGACY THAT
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Kenny Payne aims to restore UofL basketball program
New U of L Basketball Head Coach Kenny Payne has been on the job about 3 months now.He has a laundry list of things to do to return the program to a national championship contender.WLKY Sports Director Fred Cowgill sat down with Payne to talk about how far he's come, and how far he still has to go, to make his dreams come true.You can catch more on the next three Sports Saturdays starting this Saturday at 11 p.m.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —
New U of L Basketball Head Coach Kenny Payne has been on the job about 3 months now.
He has a laundry list of things to do to return the program to a national championship contender.
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WLKY Sports Director Fred Cowgill sat down with Payne to talk about how far he's come, and how far he still has to go, to make his dreams come true.
You can catch more on the next three Sports Saturdays starting this Saturday at 11 p.m.