I’m not sure sports writing is an art.
BOBBY KNIGHTPositive 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.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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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.
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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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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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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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All the years I coached, we sent a card to every professor for each kid I had, and I was able to keep track on a daily basis who cut class or who was dropping a grade average.
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Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.
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I recognize that I have a problem with my temper. For those times it has ever caused me to do anything that gave anyone understandable and justifiable reason to be upset, I am sincerely sorry.
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And I guarantee you, I’m a better athlete than any f***g body writing. To this day, they don’t want to play tennis with me. The don’t want to play me in golf. They don’t want to f***g run with me
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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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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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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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Your biggest opponent isn’t the other guy. It’s human nature.
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When a passer has the option of passing to two players, I expect him to get the ball to the best shooter. I continually stop practice and ask players who the best shooter is and I expect them to know. It is important that you get the ball to your best shooter.
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For me to get an award from the press, I know there’s been no favoritism.
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And I would be the first to admit that probably, in a lot of press conferences over the time that I have been in coaching, indulging my own sense of humor at press conferences has not been greatly to my benefit.
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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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Writing was far more of an art in the sports world than it is now.
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My definition isas follows: 1. Do what has to be done; 2. When it has to be done; 3. As well as it can be done; and 4. Do it it that way all the time.
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There are times when my passion for basketball led me into confrontations that I could have handled a lot better. I’ve always been too confrontational, especially when I know I’m right.
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My overall point is that ‘one and dones’ are not healthy for college basketball. I should not have made it personal to Kentucky and its players and I apologize.
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To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation
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A great way to test the conditioning of your team is the two-mile run.
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We should not have to push you to work hard, you should work hard because you want to be a great player.
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A coach should never be afraid to ask questions of anyone he could learn from.
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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 don’t intend to retire.
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