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.
BOBBY KNIGHTI don’t think I have ever been out of control.
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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I, fortunately, have never worried about irritating people.
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Good basketball always starts with good defense!
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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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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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The will to succeed is important, but what’s more important is the will to prepare.
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As I’ve said, basketball has been, I think, a real cooperative venture. There have been a lot of people that have been involved in it: coaches, administrators – not recently – fans and nobody, nobody any more so than students over the years.
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It has always been my thought that the most important single ingredient to success in athletics or life is discipline. I have many times felt that this word is the most ill-defined in all of our language.
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When my time on earth is done and my activities here are past, I want them to bury me upside down, so my critics can kiss my ass.
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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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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 great way to test the conditioning of your team is the two-mile run.
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Writing was far more of an art in the sports world than it is now.
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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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To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation
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