There are as many guys in coaching who do a lousy job as there are in the media. Those are two professions that are a lot alike. There aren’t a hell of a lot of really good coaches or writers.
BOBBY KNIGHTI 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.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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We should not have to push you to work hard, you should work hard because you want to be a great player.
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Practice structure determines success.
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Well, why will it be a better day? And I think the more that we believe in doing things better, doing the right thing rather than hoping that that’s going to happen, let’s make it happen.
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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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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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I would rather be thought of as a teacher than a coach.
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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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Pat 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.
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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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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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I don’t have to wait until the next morning to regret something I did that was kinda dumb.
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As his team prepares, a coach’s entire being must be concentrated on winning games.
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I don’t intend to retire.
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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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A great way to test the conditioning of your team is the two-mile run.
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