I think that we as a people are always prone to think about, well, tomorrow will be a better day.
BOBBY KNIGHTYou 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.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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Writing was far more of an art in the sports world than it is now.
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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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Basketball may have been invented in Massachusetts, but it was made for Indiana.
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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.
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When my time on earth is done and my activities here are past, I want them to bury me upside down, so my critics can kiss my ass.
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From the time I started teaching, when I was 21, I’ve always signed my name Bob Knight. My college coach called me Bobby, still does. But I have never introduced myself to anybody in my adult life in any way other than, “I’m Bob Knight.”
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I also believe that when something negative comes out about you in the media, that’s only one person’s opinion. These guys sometimes believe they’ve been ordained from on high to give the general opinion of the populace, and that just isn’t the case.
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The thing that bothers me the most about the media is simple accuracy.
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A coach should never be afraid to ask questions of anyone he could learn from.
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Perform drills that force your players to think
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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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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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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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Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.
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Good basketball always starts with good defense!
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