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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

I’d probably be better off without trying to satisfy me, with my sense of humor. There are things that I have said that are funny to me, but they weren’t to somebody in the press. So that hasn’t worked to my benefit.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Benefits Humor Sense Trying
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.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Basketball Defense Offense Two
Everybody hears, but few listen.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Basketball Everybody Listen
The will to succeed is important, but what’s more important is the will to prepare.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Inspirational Life Motivational
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
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.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Basketball Confrontation Passion
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.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Kids Morning Running
I tell you what really fries my ass. When somebody gets on me for the way I look. Fat. Overweight. Well, I may be overweight. But I’m sure not fat.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Basketball Running Writing
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
We don’t want defeat in life. How are we going to be beaten? All right. We have to deal with those things. What’s going to cause us to lose the game, whatever the game might be?
BOBBY KNIGHT

Deal Defeat Game might Thing
I don’t intend to retire.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Basketball Country Games People Retiring Sports
Victory favors the team making the fewest mistakes.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Mistake Team Victory
For me to get an award from the press, I know there’s been no favoritism.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Awards Favoritism Rewards
I would rather be thought of as a teacher than a coach.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Coaches Games Sports Teacher
Son, 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 KNIGHT

Basketball Knights Son
I’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 KNIGHT

Athlete Basketball Thinking

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.

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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.

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