As you get older, you tend not to worry about what people say or think…

As you get older, you tend not to worry about what people say or think. When you are young in the profession and a little insecure, and I think I was both for a long time, you’re constantly seeking approval, everybody likes that. I think that when you get older, you focus on doing that for other people and not worrying about it yourself. I don’t need it anymore, I don’t care about it anymore.

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Remarks at a Final Four news conference and in a phone conversation with William C. Rhoden, Indianapolis, April 2, 2021; Andscape, April 3, 2021

form: interview
work: Kelvin Sampson recalls racism he fought growing up in North Carolina
year: 2021

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