Who said this: "It definitely made me more hungry. I definitely wanted to win. If anything, I want to win at Rupp Arena. I plan on winning, before I leave, at Rupp Arena. I'm saying that on the record right now. It made me more hungry and made me dislike Kentucky more.'' And who said this: "We don't lose to Kentucky. You hear me? We're not losing to Kentucky. I'm going to be there with you, and we're going to get it done." The answers should fire you up a little.
Tennessee at the time had a fairly relentless recruiter named Stu Aberdeen who was recruiting in the Wild West days of college basketball. He got in on King early and basically lived in New York until they had him. (He also recruited Ernie to Knoxville in similar fashion).
Tid, here is a good article I found with some more details. Great story. Bernard King reminisces | When You're Strange | GoVolsXtra.com