I also believe that when something negative comes out about you in the media, that’s only one person’s opinion. These guys sometimes believe they’ve been ordained from on high to give the general opinion of the populace, and that just isn’t the case.
BOBBY KNIGHTI think that we as a people are always prone to think about, well, tomorrow will be a better day.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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I don’t intend to retire.
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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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I’m not sure sports writing is an art.
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If you’re not careful, you can get a grossly over-inflated opinion about your popularity.
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Offense is not equal opportunity
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A primary goal of teaching anything is the advantage that learning gives to people over their competitors who haven’t been as well taught.
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My definition isas follows: 1. Do what has to be done; 2. When it has to be done; 3. As well as it can be done; and 4. Do it it that way all the time.
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People change over the years, and that changes situations, for good and for bad.
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Positive wish: ‘The sun will come out tomorrow.’ Negative reality: ‘Yeah, and it will flash brand-new daylight on the same old mess unless something is done to clean it up.
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Passing is your best weapon against man to man. Dribble penetration is your best weapon against zone.
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If I came in to recruit your son, I would tell you, your wife, and your son, that I will be the most demanding coach your son can play for.
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I sit and wonder why no one uses the shot fake. The shot fake, when used correctly, can eliminate a defender
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Writing was far more of an art in the sports world than it is now.
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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.
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Failure, to me, is not having the desire to try. Having the desire to try is in it own way success.
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