Son, my name isn’t Knight to you, it’s coach Knight or it’s Mr. Knight. I don’t call people by their last name and neither should you.
BOBBY KNIGHTAnd 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.
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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What 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
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As his team prepares, a coach’s entire being must be concentrated on winning games.
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You play ball against yourself; your opponent is your potential.
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A great way to test the conditioning of your team is the two-mile run.
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Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.
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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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If universities want to save a little money, they ought to make some cutbacks in administration and in faculty people who teach one class a week.
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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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Basketball may have been invented in Massachusetts, but it was made for Indiana.
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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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Offense is not equal opportunity
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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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To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation
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If you’re not careful, you can get a grossly over-inflated opinion about your popularity.
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