I always designed my practice plans the night before and then made tweaks a few hours before practice began
BOBBY KNIGHTAll of us learn to write in the second grade. Most of us go on to greater things.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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I don’t think I have ever been out of control.
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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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I would rather be thought of as a teacher than a coach.
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So when I hear a guy after a game-winning home run say or gesture that God was on his side, I think to myself, ‘He’s saying God screwed the pitcher.
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A great way to test the conditioning of your team is the two-mile run.
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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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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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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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People change over the years, and that changes situations, for good and for bad.
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Good basketball always starts with good defense!
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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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As his team prepares, a coach’s entire being must be concentrated on winning games.
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For me to get an award from the press, I know there’s been no favoritism.
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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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There are as many guys in coaching who do a lousy job as there are in the media. Those are two professions that are a lot alike. There aren’t a hell of a lot of really good coaches or writers.
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