I don’t believe in luck, I believe in preparation.
BOBBY KNIGHTAll 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.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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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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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 always designed my practice plans the night before and then made tweaks a few hours before practice began
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When I first started coaching, one of the worst things that I think I heard was ‘It will be O.K.’ I would wonder, ‘How the hell is it going to be O.K.?’ The worst word in the English language is ‘hope.’
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This is like the town council just hired a new marshal to clean up the town, I guarantee you, if I stay here long enough, they’ll get rid of me, too.
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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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All of us learn to write in the second grade. Most of us go on to greater things.
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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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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 would rather be thought of as a teacher than a coach.
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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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To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation
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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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Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.
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I don’t think I have ever been out of control.
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