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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.

Bobby Knight

Perform drills that force your players to think
BOBBY KNIGHT

Basketball Player Thinking
A great way to test the conditioning of your team is the two-mile run.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Basketball Running Team
What is the best thing you can do in a close game? Drive to the basket and put pressure on the defense! Not jack up jump shots
BOBBY KNIGHT

Basketball Country Games People Sports
Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Basketball Motivational Sports
Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Basketball Leadership Motivational
When a passer has the option of passing to two players, I expect him to get the ball to the best shooter. I continually stop practice and ask players who the best shooter is and I expect them to know. It is important that you get the ball to your best shooter.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Passing People Practice Stop
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.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Believe Giving Media
People change over the years, and that changes situations, for good and for bad.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Change People Years
It is better to anticipate than to react.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Anticipate Better React
Learn to do things right and then do them right every time.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Inspirational Learn Right Time
I don’t believe in luck, I believe in preparation.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Believe Luck Preparation
Discipline 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.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Discipline Knowing Way
The single most important aspect of coaching is running effective practices
BOBBY KNIGHT

Basketball Practice Running
The structure of your practice is the main reason for your success or lack of success as a coach
BOBBY KNIGHT

Practice Reason Volleyball
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.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Basketball Inspirational Teamwork
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.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Basketball Opportunity Team

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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