Your biggest opponent isn’t the other guy. It’s human nature.
BOBBY KNIGHTYour biggest opponent isn’t the other guy. It’s human nature.
BOBBY KNIGHTSon, my name isn’t Knight to you, it’s coach Knight or it’s Mr. Knight. I don’t call people by their last name and neither should you.
BOBBY KNIGHTI, fortunately, have never worried about irritating people.
BOBBY KNIGHTI don’t have to wait until the next morning to regret something I did that was kinda dumb.
BOBBY KNIGHTIt is better to anticipate than to react.
BOBBY KNIGHTYou play ball against yourself; your opponent is your potential.
BOBBY KNIGHTWhy talk now when so many things have been said without ever giving me a chance to talk?
BOBBY KNIGHTI’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 KNIGHTThere 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.
BOBBY KNIGHTPositive 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.
BOBBY KNIGHTTo me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation
BOBBY KNIGHTPassing is your best weapon against man to man. Dribble penetration is your best weapon against zone.
BOBBY KNIGHTWhat 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 KNIGHTAs his team prepares, a coach’s entire being must be concentrated on winning games.
BOBBY KNIGHTBasketball is a full court game, so every drill must be done full court.
BOBBY KNIGHTWhen 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