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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.

Bobby Knight

When a passer has the option of passing to two players, I expect him to get the ball to the best shooter. I continually stop practice and ask players who the best shooter is and I expect them to know. It is important that you get the ball to your best shooter.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Passing People Practice Stop
Writing was far more of an art in the sports world than it is now.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Art Country Games People Sports Writing
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.”
BOBBY KNIGHT

College Knight Teaching
And I guarantee you, I’m a better athlete than any f***g body writing. To this day, they don’t want to play tennis with me. The don’t want to play me in golf. They don’t want to f***g run with me
BOBBY KNIGHT

Day Guarantee Run Tennis Writing
Why talk now when so many things have been said without ever giving me a chance to talk?
BOBBY KNIGHT

Chance Country Games Giving People Sports
The thing that bothers me the most about the media is simple accuracy.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Accuracy Country Games Media People Simple Sports
As coaches we talk about two things: offense and defense. There is a third phase we neglect, which is more important. It’s conversion from offense to defense and defense to offense.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Basketball Defense Offense Two
There are times when my passion for basketball led me into confrontations that I could have handled a lot better. I’ve always been too confrontational, especially when I know I’m right.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Basketball Confrontation Passion
Your biggest opponent isn’t the other guy. It’s human nature.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Basketball Motivational Sports
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.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Basketball Country Games Growing People Sports
Pat has been instrumental in what we’ve done here so far and the most selfish thing for me is that I want to see what we’ve done placed in the hands of the most competent person, and that’s Pat.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Basketball Hands Selfish
A coach should never be afraid to ask questions of anyone he could learn from.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Coach Coaching Should
I’ve never predicted anything. All I have ever said is, that we will do the very best we can.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Country Games People Sports Volleyball
I think that we as a people are always prone to think about, well, tomorrow will be a better day.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Believe People Thinking
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 KNIGHT

Basketball Knights Son
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
BOBBY KNIGHT

Basketball Country Games People Sports
Perform drills that force your players to think
BOBBY KNIGHT

Basketball Player Thinking
I’m not sure that an athlete is prepared to be a role model. He has a lot of attention paid to him that he shouldn’t have, and then the athletes tend to think of themselves as better than they are.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Athlete Basketball Thinking
It is better to anticipate than to react.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Anticipate Better React
Good planning avoids the need for fixing up a project that plowed ahead without thought… about potential pitfalls.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Fixing Needs Pitfalls
Victory favors the team making the fewest mistakes.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Mistake Team Victory
Good basketball always starts with good defense!
BOBBY KNIGHT

Basketball Country Defense Games People Sports
Learn to do things right and then do them right every time.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Inspirational Learn Right Time
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.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Guarantees Long Towns
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.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Coaching Sports Team
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.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Discipline Knowing Way
Everybody hears, but few listen.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Basketball Everybody Listen

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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