Everybody hears, but few listen.
BOBBY KNIGHTWhat is the best thing you can do in a close game? Drive to the basket and put pressure on the defense! Not jack up jump shots
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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People change over the years, and that changes situations, for good and for bad.
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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 think I have ever been out of control.
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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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When we’re playing a good scoring center, we tell our team that it is not our defensive man’s job to stop the center. It’s the responsibility of our perimeter people to stop the ball from going inside.
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Superiority and success doesn’t favor good effort or self-esteem… The mentally precise and physically fit win, while the mediocre and obtuse take solace in hopeful cliches.
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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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Perform drills that force your players to think
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I don’t believe in luck, I believe in preparation.
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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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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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Everybody wants to be on a championship team, but nobody wants to come to practice.
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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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The structure of your practice is the main reason for your success or lack of success as a coach
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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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