Joe Mazzulla says winning isn’t nearly as fun as people think:
“That year we went to the Final Four, it all came together. But that was when I realized that winning is not as fun as people think it is.”
“It wasn’t an easy year. We finished 31–7. But it never felt like that. It felt like we were .500 the whole year.”
“Nothing is ever going to be good enough when you have a responsibility to greatness.”
“Practices were miserable. But the responsibility to winning goes beyond the joys of winning.”
“We lost a game on New Year’s Eve to Purdue, and we got smacked. You would have thought the season was over. And yet, I think we were still top 10.”
“It was a great balance of learning what comes with success and how you have to handle that throughout the season.”
What a special group! More often than not, Purdue picks the right people, and the right people pick Purdue. From Coach Keady to Coach Painter, we have been incredibly blessed for decades. Proud to be connected to people like this senior class. #FamilyWeAllWeGot@BoilerBall
Purdue G Braden Smith, G Fletcher Loyer and F Trey Kaufman-Renn on what its like to hear Matt Painter say that they were people who want good education, exhibited loyalty and fought for each other
BS: "It's the reason we chose to come here. He was honest and truthful from the beginning. That's what you want, you don't get that everywhere."
TKR: "Being able to get a great education, play winning basketball as a 19-23 year old, its all you can ask for."
FL: "The decision to come to Purdue turned out to be the best decision I ever made. Purdue is a special place and I'm glad I did it."
@RaphealDavis3 Truly, one of those atmospheres that is hard to describe unless you have been in it. Mackey has had a few of those throughout the years, but that one was really special for a sustained period of time leading to tipoff. The anticipation was off the charts.
Phillip Rivers’ High School Football Team going nuts after he threw his 1st TD pass in the NFL in over 1,800 days.
This is what it looks like when your coach says have no fear and then practices what he preaches by coming back to play at 44 years old.
FAMILY.
Nothing better than hearing from the 2 new guys on our team say how we have the best culture and arena in the country just 2 weeks into the season…🔥
Purdue is UNMATCHED 🚂