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I don’t believe in luck, I believe in preparation.

Bobby Knight

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.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Basketball Country Games Growing People Sports
Writing was far more of an art in the sports world than it is now.
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Art Country Games People Sports Writing
It is better to anticipate than to react.
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Anticipate Better React
Perform drills that force your players to think
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Basketball Player Thinking
I don’t intend to retire.
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Basketball Country Games People Retiring Sports
If you’re not careful, you can get a grossly over-inflated opinion about your popularity.
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Fame Opinion Popularity
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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Discipline Knowing Way
I, fortunately, have never worried about irritating people.
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People Worried Worry
A coach should never be afraid to ask questions of anyone he could learn from.
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Coach Coaching Should
So when I hear a guy after a game-winning home run say or gesture that God was on his side, I think to myself, ‘He’s saying God screwed the pitcher.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Home Running Winning
I also believe that when something negative comes out about you in the media, that’s only one person’s opinion. These guys sometimes believe they’ve been ordained from on high to give the general opinion of the populace, and that just isn’t the case.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Believe Giving Media
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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Competition Giving People Teaching
If I came in to recruit your son, I would tell you, your wife, and your son, that I will be the most demanding coach your son can play for.
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Basketball Country Games People Son Sports
A great way to test the conditioning of your team is the two-mile run.
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Basketball Running Team
I tell you what really fries my ass. When somebody gets on me for the way I look. Fat. Overweight. Well, I may be overweight. But I’m sure not fat.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Basketball Running Writing
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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Basketball Opportunity Team

I don’t believe in luck, I believe in preparation.

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