We should not have to push you to work hard, you should work hard because you want to be a great player.
BOBBY KNIGHTYour biggest opponent isn’t the other guy. It’s human nature.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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Everybody hears, but few listen.
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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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Offense is not equal opportunity
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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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You see we’ve got a coach at Kentucky who put two schools on probation and he’s still coaching. I really don’t understand that.
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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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Basketball may have been invented in Massachusetts, but it was made for Indiana.
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It has always been my thought that the most important single ingredient to success in athletics or life is discipline. I have many times felt that this word is the most ill-defined in all of our language.
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A great way to test the conditioning of your team is the two-mile run.
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The thing that bothers me the most about the media is simple accuracy.
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Superiority and success doesn’t favor good effort or self-esteem… The mentally precise and physically fit win, while the mediocre and obtuse take solace in hopeful cliches.
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We don’t want defeat in life. How are we going to be beaten? All right. We have to deal with those things. What’s going to cause us to lose the game, whatever the game might be?
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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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In order to achieve to achieve positive results, one must work for them, not hope for them
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