Writing was far more of an art in the sports world than it is now.
BOBBY KNIGHTPeople change over the years, and that changes situations, for good and for bad.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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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, fortunately, have never worried about irritating people.
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The red I wear is Indiana’s red, not Moscow’s red. Indiana was here long before communism.
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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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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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The biggest difficulty in getting to the top of the ladder is getting through the crowd at the bottom.
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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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Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.
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The single most important aspect of coaching is running effective practices
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Good basketball always starts with good defense!
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The will to succeed is important, but what’s more important is the will to prepare.
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I’ve never predicted anything. All I have ever said is, that we will do the very best we can.
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Victory favors the team making the fewest mistakes.
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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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Basketball is a full court game, so every drill must be done full court.
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