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.
BOBBY KNIGHTWhen 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.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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I don’t intend to retire.
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Failure, to me, is not having the desire to try. Having the desire to try is in it own way success.
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You can’t imagine the number of people in professional sports who have come up to me and said, “God, you treat those assholes like I’d like to treat them.” And my question is, “Then why don’t you?”.
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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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You remember when you were a kid growing up, and believed in Santa Claus? There’s not much difference between Santa Claus and me today, you know. We’re two overweight lovable guys that kids really enjoy.
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I always designed my practice plans the night before and then made tweaks a few hours before practice began
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As his team prepares, a coach’s entire being must be concentrated on winning games.
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I’m not sure sports writing is an art.
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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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For me to get an award from the press, I know there’s been no favoritism.
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In order to achieve to achieve positive results, one must work for them, not hope for them
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Offense at Indiana is not equal opportunity. Those players who shoot best are going to shoot most. It is important that every player know his offensive limitations. It is also important that a player know who the best shooter is on the team.
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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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I don’t believe in luck, I believe in preparation.
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Positive 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.
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