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We just want to say "thank you" to Rick Pitino for the kindness he showed our daughter, Robin, a cancer patient. Last Friday, Rick was purchasing magazines in the gift shop at Jewish Hospital before he visited a sick friend, and Robin was waiting for an MRI. He approached her and teased her about a UK cap she was admiring, and she admonished him for leaving Kentucky as their coach.

I just wanted to say how much it meant to her and to her family that he took the time to make small talk with her and then he wished her well in her test.

Rick, you are a great humanitarian as well as a great coach (even if you are at U of L).

Thank you for making Robin's day a little brighter and God bless.

FRED and BETTY HAMMONS

La Grange, Ky. 40031

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Pitino has a heart.

That was a great letter to the Editor from a UK fan expressing her heartfelt thanks to Pitino for noticing her young daughter.

Pitino lost a son, Daniel, at birth and set up a foundation for him while at UK. He is not a man with zero feelings. He has experienced unexpected deaths in his family just like many of us.

I don’t “hate” him…he just made a bad decision when going to Louisville as far as UK fans are concerned. Just like our beloved Mr. Wildcat asked him,Son have you lost your damn mind?

by kykat51 on Jan 7, 2009 1:53 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

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Even though I won’t like him again until he leaves U of L, it’s good to read about him sharing some fo his time with a sick little girl.

by Ken Howlett on Jan 7, 2009 11:02 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

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