This article was originally published on www.si.com as Geno Auriemma Explains Why Coaching Young Athletes Is Like Drinking Wine.

UConn head coach Geno Auriemma expresses excitement to see Kaitlyn Chen back with Valkyries during team's strong start ...

Geno Auriemma raised his fists in the air ... No, because, you know, wine is good for you, too, and if you're around it all the time, after a while, you wake up and you go that was really bad ...

Geno Auriemma, fresh off his 12th National Championship ... One could certainly argue Auriemma has aged like fine wine, as he currently holds the title of the all-time winningest coach in college ...

Back in September, Geno Auriemma quit his job as UConn’s coach ... Advertisement By the time he got home and poured himself a glass of red wine, he was already plotting out ways to spend ...

Geno Auriemma compared coaching young athletes to drinking wine. 🍷 "Wine is good for you too. And if you're around it all the time, after a while, you wake up and you go, 'That was really bad.'" ...