As I’ve said, basketball has been, I think, a real cooperative venture. There have been a lot of people that have been involved in it: coaches, administrators – not recently – fans and nobody, nobody any more so than students over the years.
BOBBY KNIGHTI’ve never predicted anything. All I have ever said is, that we will do the very best we can.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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So when I hear a guy after a game-winning home run say or gesture that God was on his side, I think to myself, ‘He’s saying God screwed the pitcher.
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This is like the town council just hired a new marshal to clean up the town, I guarantee you, if I stay here long enough, they’ll get rid of me, too.
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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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I don’t believe in luck, I believe in preparation.
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I think that we as a people are always prone to think about, well, tomorrow will be a better day.
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Your biggest opponent isn’t the other guy. It’s human nature.
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A great way to test the conditioning of your team is the two-mile run.
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To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation
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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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Discipline is knowing what to do. Knowing when to do it. Doing it to the best of your abilities. Doing it that way every single time.
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Everybody hears, but few listen.
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Basketball may have been invented in Massachusetts, but it was made for Indiana.
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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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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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Good planning avoids the need for fixing up a project that plowed ahead without thought… about potential pitfalls.
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