I’m not sure that an athlete is prepared to be a role model. He has a lot of attention paid to him that he shouldn’t have, and then the athletes tend to think of themselves as better than they are.
BOBBY KNIGHTSo 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.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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If I came in to recruit your son, I would tell you, your wife, and your son, that I will be the most demanding coach your son can play for.
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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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Offense at Indiana is not equal opportunity. Those players who shoot best are going to shoot most. It is important that every player know his offensive limitations. It is also important that a player know who the best shooter is on the team.
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Good basketball always starts with good defense!
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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 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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Positive wish: ‘The sun will come out tomorrow.’ Negative reality: ‘Yeah, and it will flash brand-new daylight on the same old mess unless something is done to clean it up.
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Perform drills that force your players to think
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You play ball against yourself; your opponent is your potential.
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At one point, I said to the officials that you guys haven’t called walking for 20 years, now you don’t know what it is. When you call walking, you’re about half right.
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Basketball is a full court game, so every drill must be done full court.
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I don’t think I have ever been out of control.
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Everybody wants to be on a championship team, but nobody wants to come to practice.
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Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.
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Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.
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