If you’re not careful, you can get a grossly over-inflated opinion about your popularity.
BOBBY KNIGHTA coach should never be afraid to ask questions of anyone he could learn from.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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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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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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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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I don’t believe in luck, I believe in preparation.
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Perform drills that force your players to think
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I’m not sure sports writing is an art.
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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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So when I hear a guy after a game-winning home run say or gesture that God was on his side, I think to myself, ‘He’s saying God screwed the pitcher.
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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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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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Basketball may have been invented in Massachusetts, but it was made for Indiana.
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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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I always designed my practice plans the night before and then made tweaks a few hours before practice began
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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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In order to achieve to achieve positive results, one must work for them, not hope for them
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