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 KNIGHTThe thing that bothers me the most about the media is simple accuracy.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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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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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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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
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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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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 always designed my practice plans the night before and then made tweaks a few hours before practice began
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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.
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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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I, fortunately, have never worried about irritating people.
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I don’t have to wait until the next morning to regret something I did that was kinda dumb.
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Practice structure determines success.
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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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Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.
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I don’t believe in luck, I believe in preparation.
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For me to get an award from the press, I know there’s been no favoritism.
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