Pat has been instrumental in what we’ve done here so far and the most selfish thing for me is that I want to see what we’ve done placed in the hands of the most competent person, and that’s Pat.
BOBBY KNIGHTGood planning avoids the need for fixing up a project that plowed ahead without thought… about potential pitfalls.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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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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BS is just what it stands for, an MS is More of the Same, and a PhD is Piled Higher and Deeper.
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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.
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Learn to do things right and then do them right every time.
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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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I don’t have to wait until the next morning to regret something I did that was kinda dumb.
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All the years I coached, we sent a card to every professor for each kid I had, and I was able to keep track on a daily basis who cut class or who was dropping a grade average.
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People change over the years, and that changes situations, for good and for bad.
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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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Everybody hears, but few listen.
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I’ve always had an a$$-to-the-brain theory. When a player’s a$$ gets put on the bench, a message goes straight to the brain saying, Get me off of here.
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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.
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I don’t believe in luck, I believe in preparation.
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I don’t intend to retire.
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You play ball against yourself; your opponent is your potential.
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