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 KNIGHTA coach should never be afraid to ask questions of anyone he could learn from.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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I would rather be thought of as a teacher than a coach.
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We don’t want defeat in life. How are we going to be beaten? All right. We have to deal with those things. What’s going to cause us to lose the game, whatever the game might be?
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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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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.
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A coach should never be afraid to ask questions of anyone he could learn from.
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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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I don’t think I have ever been out of control.
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Everybody hears, but few listen.
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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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I don’t have to wait until the next morning to regret something I did that was kinda dumb.
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Passing is your best weapon against man to man. Dribble penetration is your best weapon against zone.
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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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There are times when my passion for basketball led me into confrontations that I could have handled a lot better. I’ve always been too confrontational, especially when I know I’m right.
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The will to succeed is important, but what’s more important is the will to prepare.
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My definition isas follows: 1. Do what has to be done; 2. When it has to be done; 3. As well as it can be done; and 4. Do it it that way all the time.
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