In order to achieve to achieve positive results, one must work for them, not hope for them
BOBBY KNIGHTIt has always been my thought that the most important single ingredient to success in athletics or life is discipline. I have many times felt that this word is the most ill-defined in all of our language.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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The structure of your practice is the main reason for your success or lack of success as a coach
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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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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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People change over the years, and that changes situations, for good and for bad.
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Victory favors the team making the fewest mistakes.
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The red I wear is Indiana’s red, not Moscow’s red. Indiana was here long before communism.
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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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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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We should not have to push you to work hard, you should work hard because you want to be a great player.
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I don’t think I have ever been out of control.
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Learn to do things right and then do them right every time.
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I tell you what really fries my ass. When somebody gets on me for the way I look. Fat. Overweight. Well, I may be overweight. But I’m sure not fat.
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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.
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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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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.
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