I always designed my practice plans the night before and then made tweaks a few hours before practice began
BOBBY KNIGHTThe will to succeed is important, but what’s more important is the will to prepare.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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I was worried about losing until I looked down the floor and saw Dale Brown. Then I knew we had a chance.
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A great way to test the conditioning of your team is the two-mile run.
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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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A coach should never be afraid to ask questions of anyone he could learn from.
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Passing is your best weapon against man to man. Dribble penetration is your best weapon against zone.
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Learn to do things right and then do them right every time.
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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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Writing was far more of an art in the sports world than it is now.
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It is better to anticipate than to react.
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I don’t have to wait until the next morning to regret something I did that was kinda dumb.
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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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Well, why will it be a better day? And I think the more that we believe in doing things better, doing the right thing rather than hoping that that’s going to happen, let’s make it happen.
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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.
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BS is just what it stands for, an MS is More of the Same, and a PhD is Piled Higher and Deeper.
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When I first started coaching, one of the worst things that I think I heard was ‘It will be O.K.’ I would wonder, ‘How the hell is it going to be O.K.?’ The worst word in the English language is ‘hope.’
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