I, fortunately, have never worried about irritating people.
BOBBY KNIGHTIt has always been my thought that the most important single ingredient to success in athletics or life is discipline. I have many times felt that this word is the most ill-defined in all of our language.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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I sit and wonder why no one uses the shot fake. The shot fake, when used correctly, can eliminate a defender
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It is better to anticipate than to react.
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I don’t believe in luck, I believe in preparation.
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The structure of your practice is the main reason for your success or lack of success as a coach
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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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You remember when you were a kid growing up, and believed in Santa Claus? There’s not much difference between Santa Claus and me today, you know. We’re two overweight lovable guys that kids really enjoy.
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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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If you’re not careful, you can get a grossly over-inflated opinion about your popularity.
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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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In order to achieve to achieve positive results, one must work for them, not hope for them
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As his team prepares, a coach’s entire being must be concentrated on winning games.
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To be as good as it can be, a team has to buy into what you as the coach are doing. They have to feel you’re a part of them and they’re a part of you.
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Perform drills that force your players to think
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If universities want to save a little money, they ought to make some cutbacks in administration and in faculty people who teach one class a week.
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The biggest difficulty in getting to the top of the ladder is getting through the crowd at the bottom.
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