And I would be the first to admit that probably, in a lot of press conferences over the time that I have been in coaching, indulging my own sense of humor at press conferences has not been greatly to my benefit.
BOBBY KNIGHTThe thing that bothers me the most about the media is simple accuracy.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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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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Everybody hears, but few listen.
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Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.
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The thing that bothers me the most about the media is simple accuracy.
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You play ball against yourself; your opponent is your potential.
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The biggest difficulty in getting to the top of the ladder is getting through the crowd at the bottom.
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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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Everybody wants to be on a championship team, but nobody wants to come to practice.
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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.
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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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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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I was worried about losing until I looked down the floor and saw Dale Brown. Then I knew we had a chance.
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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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Perform drills that force your players to think
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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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