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.
BOBBY KNIGHTWell, 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.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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BS is just what it stands for, an MS is More of the Same, and a PhD is Piled Higher and Deeper.
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Offense is not equal opportunity
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Superiority and success doesn’t favor good effort or self-esteem… The mentally precise and physically fit win, while the mediocre and obtuse take solace in hopeful cliches.
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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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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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Perform drills that force your players to think
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If you’re not careful, you can get a grossly over-inflated opinion about your popularity.
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You are never going to be driven anywhere worthwhile, but you sure as hell drive yourself to a lot of great places. It is up to you to drive yourself there.
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Practice structure determines success.
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A great way to test the conditioning of your team is the two-mile run.
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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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Positive 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.
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I always designed my practice plans the night before and then made tweaks a few hours before practice began
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A primary goal of teaching anything is the advantage that learning gives to people over their competitors who haven’t been as well taught.
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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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