I don’t have to wait until the next morning to regret something I did that was kinda dumb.
BOBBY KNIGHTA great way to test the conditioning of your team is the two-mile run.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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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 believe in luck, I believe in preparation.
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I’m not sure sports writing is an art.
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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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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.
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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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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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As coaches we talk about two things: offense and defense. There is a third phase we neglect, which is more important. It’s conversion from offense to defense and defense to offense.
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So 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.
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Why talk now when so many things have been said without ever giving me a chance to talk?
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Victory favors the team making the fewest mistakes.
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Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.
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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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Everybody hears, but few listen.
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Learn to do things right and then do them right every time.
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