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Writing was far more of an art in the sports world than it is now.

Bobby Knight

I was worried about losing until I looked down the floor and saw Dale Brown. Then I knew we had a chance.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Chance Country Games Losing People Sports
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 KNIGHT

Guarantees Long Towns
The will to succeed is important, but what’s more important is the will to prepare.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Inspirational Life Motivational
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
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
Basketball may have been invented in Massachusetts, but it was made for Indiana.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Basketball May
To be as good as it can be, a team has to buy into what you as the coach are doing. They have to feel you’re a part of them and they’re a part of you.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Coaching Sports Team
If you’re not careful, you can get a grossly over-inflated opinion about your popularity.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Fame Opinion Popularity
Writing was far more of an art in the sports world than it is now.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Art Country Games People Sports Writing
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.”
BOBBY KNIGHT

College Knight Teaching
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.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Basketball Country Games Growing People Sports
I, fortunately, have never worried about irritating people.
BOBBY KNIGHT

People Worried Worry
A primary goal of teaching anything is the advantage that learning gives to people over their competitors who haven’t been as well taught.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Competition Giving People Teaching
Why talk now when so many things have been said without ever giving me a chance to talk?
BOBBY KNIGHT

Chance Country Games Giving People Sports
Passing is your best weapon against man to man. Dribble penetration is your best weapon against zone.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Basketball Game Men Passing
Good planning avoids the need for fixing up a project that plowed ahead without thought… about potential pitfalls.
BOBBY KNIGHT

Fixing Needs Pitfalls

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