Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.
BOBBY KNIGHTYou are never going to be driven anywhere worthwhile, but you sure as hell drive yourself to a lot of great places. It is up to you to drive yourself there.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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I would rather be thought of as a teacher than a coach.
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The thing that bothers me the most about the media is simple accuracy.
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Practice structure determines success.
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If you’re not careful, you can get a grossly over-inflated opinion about your popularity.
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I, fortunately, have never worried about irritating people.
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Superiority and success doesn’t favor good effort or self-esteem… The mentally precise and physically fit win, while the mediocre and obtuse take solace in hopeful cliches.
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Writing was far more of an art in the sports world than it is now.
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You are never going to be driven anywhere worthwhile, but you sure as hell drive yourself to a lot of great places. It is up to you to drive yourself there.
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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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This is like the town council just hired a new marshal to clean up the town, I guarantee you, if I stay here long enough, they’ll get rid of me, too.
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You see we’ve got a coach at Kentucky who put two schools on probation and he’s still coaching. I really don’t understand that.
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I don’t believe in luck, I believe in preparation.
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Positive wish: ‘The sun will come out tomorrow.’ Negative reality: ‘Yeah, and it will flash brand-new daylight on the same old mess unless something is done to clean it up.
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Good basketball always starts with good defense!
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For me to get an award from the press, I know there’s been no favoritism.
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