I’ve always had an a$$-to-the-brain theory. When a player’s a$$ gets put on the bench, a message goes straight to the brain saying, Get me off of here.
BOBBY KNIGHTA primary goal of teaching anything is the advantage that learning gives to people over their competitors who haven’t been as well taught.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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In order to achieve to achieve positive results, one must work for them, not hope for them
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As his team prepares, a coach’s entire being must be concentrated on winning games.
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From the time I started teaching, when I was 21, I’ve always signed my name Bob Knight. My college coach called me Bobby, still does. But I have never introduced myself to anybody in my adult life in any way other than, “I’m Bob Knight.”
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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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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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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.
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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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Passing is your best weapon against man to man. Dribble penetration is your best weapon against zone.
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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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I think that we as a people are always prone to think about, well, tomorrow will be a better day.
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I’m not sure sports writing is an art.
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Failure, to me, is not having the desire to try. Having the desire to try is in it own way success.
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I would rather be thought of as a teacher than a coach.
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You remember when you were a kid growing up, and believed in Santa Claus? There’s not much difference between Santa Claus and me today, you know. We’re two overweight lovable guys that kids really enjoy.
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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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Your biggest opponent isn’t the other guy. It’s human nature.
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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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Good planning avoids the need for fixing up a project that plowed ahead without thought… about potential pitfalls.
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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.
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You can’t imagine the number of people in professional sports who have come up to me and said, “God, you treat those assholes like I’d like to treat them.” And my question is, “Then why don’t you?”.
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When we’re playing a good scoring center, we tell our team that it is not our defensive man’s job to stop the center. It’s the responsibility of our perimeter people to stop the ball from going inside.
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I, fortunately, have never worried about irritating people.
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Everybody wants to be on a championship team, but nobody wants to come to practice.
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What 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
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I don’t believe in luck, I believe in preparation.
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I don’t think I have ever been out of control.
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