Rick Pitino, of the University of Louisville, says he's been coaching

Rick Pitino wants to tell his side of the story.

The former basketball coach at the University of Louisville, whose long career was mired in the scandal, opened Hello America about his future in the company while he releases his memoirs Pitino: My story.

"It's over for me. I know it, "said Pitino, 65. "That's why I wrote this book … I have to take responsibility for things that went wrong."

He noted: "It was a bit of a goodbye to my life in basketball. It's a bit sad, but it's an end, and I did not want it to be the end because it was not the truth.

Pitino's career has been marked by multiple controversies. In 2017, he lost his job after federal prosecutors declared that unnamed coaches were involved in sending Adidas money to two prospects, The New York Times reported.

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At the time, Pitino's lawyer issued a statement saying, "Coach Pitino has done nothing wrong and nothing proves otherwise."

Pitino said on Hello America that it "had nothing to do with what the FBI did there." He added, "I did not cheat the game. I never once, as a head coach said," $ 20,000. Come play for me. So I'm not in denial. We all did things wrong. "

In 2015, a coaching staff member in Louisville reportedly hired prostitutes and strippers for players and recruits, according to Hello America.

Pitino told Roberts that he had no knowledge of the payments alleged at the time. He said, "Security did not know. My assistants did not know. This would happen four times a year probably at 1 am in camera. They did not want anyone to know, and it was hidden for a reason because it was reprehensible behavior.

"Because the university is currently in litigation with Mr. Pitino, we can not comment on the statements made in his book," ABC News spokesman Louis Karman University said in Louisville. .

Karman continued, "I can say that we are focusing on the advancement of the new leadership of the university and sports departments. We are also very excited about the future of our men's basketball program with coach Chris Mack. He has assembled an exceptional team and we look forward to his success on the field during the next season. "

Pitino remains proud of his legacy. "My legacy is my kids," Pitino told Roberts. "I have a great family, a great woman and players that I have coached for over 30 years as a head coach. There are ups and downs. I wrote this book because I do not want it to end like a stocking. "

He added, "I do not want to hear Rick Pitino out of favor anymore. I do not want to hear this term anymore because I was an honest coach, I had every time sweat I could draw from every athlete I coached for the right reasons: to make this athlete better.