Writing was far more of an art in the sports world than it is now.
BOBBY KNIGHTAs 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.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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When a passer has the option of passing to two players, I expect him to get the ball to the best shooter. I continually stop practice and ask players who the best shooter is and I expect them to know. It is important that you get the ball to your best shooter.
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Good basketball always starts with good defense!
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I was worried about losing until I looked down the floor and saw Dale Brown. Then I knew we had a chance.
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People change over the years, and that changes situations, for good and for bad.
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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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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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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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All of us learn to write in the second grade. Most of us go on to greater things.
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I don’t believe in luck, I believe in preparation.
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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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Basketball may have been invented in Massachusetts, but it was made for Indiana.
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Everybody wants to be on a championship team, but nobody wants to come to practice.
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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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It is better to anticipate than to react.
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Basketball is a full court game, so every drill must be done full court.
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