I don’t believe in luck, I believe in preparation.
BOBBY KNIGHTPat has been instrumental in what we’ve done here so far and the most selfish thing for me is that I want to see what we’ve done placed in the hands of the most competent person, and that’s Pat.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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I sit and wonder why no one uses the shot fake. The shot fake, when used correctly, can eliminate a defender
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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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I don’t have to wait until the next morning to regret something I did that was kinda dumb.
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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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I’ve never predicted anything. All I have ever said is, that we will do the very best we can.
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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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I recognize that I have a problem with my temper. For those times it has ever caused me to do anything that gave anyone understandable and justifiable reason to be upset, I am sincerely sorry.
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Good basketball always starts with good defense!
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You play ball against yourself; your opponent is your potential.
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When we’re playing a good scoring center, we tell our team that it is not our defensive man’s job to stop the center. It’s the responsibility of our perimeter people to stop the ball from going inside.
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To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation
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All 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.
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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.
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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.
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Basketball may have been invented in Massachusetts, but it was made for Indiana.
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