The red I wear is Indiana’s red, not Moscow’s red. Indiana was here long before communism.
BOBBY KNIGHTThe red I wear is Indiana’s red, not Moscow’s red. Indiana was here long before communism.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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I’ve never predicted anything. All I have ever said is, that we will do the very best we can.
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Offense at Indiana is not equal opportunity. Those players who shoot best are going to shoot most. It is important that every player know his offensive limitations. It is also important that a player know who the best shooter is on the team.
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What is the best thing you can do in a close game? Drive to the basket and put pressure on the defense! Not jack up jump shots
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Discipline is knowing what to do. Knowing when to do it. Doing it to the best of your abilities. Doing it that way every single time.
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I would rather be thought of as a teacher than a coach.
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Why talk now when so many things have been said without ever giving me a chance to talk?
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A primary goal of teaching anything is the advantage that learning gives to people over their competitors who haven’t been as well taught.
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I don’t believe in luck, I believe in preparation.
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I’m not sure that an athlete is prepared to be a role model. He has a lot of attention paid to him that he shouldn’t have, and then the athletes tend to think of themselves as better than they are.
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Everybody wants to be on a championship team, but nobody wants to come to practice.
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It is better to anticipate than to react.
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The thing that bothers me the most about the media is simple accuracy.
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Perform drills that force your players to think
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From the time I started teaching, when I was 21, I’ve always signed my name Bob Knight. My college coach called me Bobby, still does. But I have never introduced myself to anybody in my adult life in any way other than, “I’m Bob Knight.”
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And I guarantee you, I’m a better athlete than any f***g body writing. To this day, they don’t want to play tennis with me. The don’t want to play me in golf. They don’t want to f***g run with me
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