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.
BOBBY KNIGHTWell, 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.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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The thing that bothers me the most about the media is simple accuracy.
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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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Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.
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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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I don’t believe in luck, I believe in preparation.
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Practice structure determines success.
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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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The biggest difficulty in getting to the top of the ladder is getting through the crowd at the bottom.
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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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Good planning avoids the need for fixing up a project that plowed ahead without thought… about potential pitfalls.
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I, fortunately, have never worried about irritating people.
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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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Basketball is a full court game, so every drill must be done full court.
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We don’t want defeat in life. How are we going to be beaten? All right. We have to deal with those things. What’s going to cause us to lose the game, whatever the game might be?
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Everybody wants to be on a championship team, but nobody wants to come to practice.
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