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.
BOBBY KNIGHTDiscipline 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.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation
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Son, my name isn’t Knight to you, it’s coach Knight or it’s Mr. Knight. I don’t call people by their last name and neither should you.
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Why talk now when so many things have been said without ever giving me a chance to talk?
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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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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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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.
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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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You remember when you were a kid growing up, and believed in Santa Claus? There’s not much difference between Santa Claus and me today, you know. We’re two overweight lovable guys that kids really enjoy.
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The single most important aspect of coaching is running effective practices
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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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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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I think that we as a people are always prone to think about, well, tomorrow will be a better day.
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It is better to anticipate than to react.
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