The thing that bothers me the most about the media is simple accuracy.
BOBBY KNIGHTIn order to achieve to achieve positive results, one must work for them, not hope for them
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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Everybody wants to be on a championship team, but nobody wants to come to practice.
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If you’re not careful, you can get a grossly over-inflated opinion about your popularity.
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My overall point is that ‘one and dones’ are not healthy for college basketball. I should not have made it personal to Kentucky and its players and I apologize.
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A coach should never be afraid to ask questions of anyone he could learn from.
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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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A great way to test the conditioning of your team is the two-mile run.
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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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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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Basketball is a full court game, so every drill must be done full court.
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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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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.
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When I first started coaching, one of the worst things that I think I heard was ‘It will be O.K.’ I would wonder, ‘How the hell is it going to be O.K.?’ The worst word in the English language is ‘hope.’
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I would rather be thought of as a teacher than a coach.
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Your biggest opponent isn’t the other guy. It’s human nature.
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