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.
BOBBY KNIGHTI don’t believe in luck, I believe in preparation.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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I, fortunately, have never worried about irritating people.
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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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I don’t have to wait until the next morning to regret something I did that was kinda dumb.
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I’ve never felt my job was to win basketball games – rather, that the essence of my job as a coach was to do everything I could to give my players the background necessary to succeed in life.
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I’m not sure that an athlete is prepared to be a role model. He has a lot of attention paid to him that he shouldn’t have, and then the athletes tend to think of themselves as better than they are.
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As his team prepares, a coach’s entire being must be concentrated on winning games.
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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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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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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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To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation
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I’m not sure sports writing is an art.
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All of us learn to write in the second grade. Most of us go on to greater things.
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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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I recognize that I have a problem with my temper. For those times it has ever caused me to do anything that gave anyone understandable and justifiable reason to be upset, I am sincerely sorry.
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Your biggest opponent isn’t the other guy. It’s human nature.
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