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 KNIGHTWriting was far more of an art in the sports world than it is now.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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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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A coach should never be afraid to ask questions of anyone he could learn from.
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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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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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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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People change over the years, and that changes situations, for good and for bad.
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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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Learn to do things right and then do them right every time.
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I don’t intend to retire.
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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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I’ve never predicted anything. All I have ever said is, that we will do the very best we can.
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Practice structure determines success.
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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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The red I wear is Indiana’s red, not Moscow’s red. Indiana was here long before communism.
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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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