As his team prepares, a coach’s entire being must be concentrated on winning games.
BOBBY KNIGHTPractice structure determines success.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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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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The red I wear is Indiana’s red, not Moscow’s red. Indiana was here long before communism.
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Basketball is a full court game, so every drill must be done full court.
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Basketball may have been invented in Massachusetts, but it was made for Indiana.
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I don’t believe in luck, I believe in preparation.
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I’m not sure sports writing is an art.
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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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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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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.
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A great way to test the conditioning of your team is the two-mile run.
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I don’t think I have ever been out of control.
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To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation
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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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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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