Basketball may have been invented in Massachusetts, but it was made for Indiana.
BOBBY KNIGHTPassing is your best weapon against man to man. Dribble penetration is your best weapon against zone.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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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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It is better to anticipate than to react.
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I think that we as a people are always prone to think about, well, tomorrow will be a better day.
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The structure of your practice is the main reason for your success or lack of success as a coach
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And I would be the first to admit that probably, in a lot of press conferences over the time that I have been in coaching, indulging my own sense of humor at press conferences has not been greatly to my benefit.
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Offense at Indiana is not equal opportunity. Those players who shoot best are going to shoot most. It is important that every player know his offensive limitations. It is also important that a player know who the best shooter is on the team.
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The biggest difficulty in getting to the top of the ladder is getting through the crowd at the bottom.
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If I came in to recruit your son, I would tell you, your wife, and your son, that I will be the most demanding coach your son can play for.
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Practice structure determines success.
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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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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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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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In order to achieve to achieve positive results, one must work for them, not hope for them
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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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Offense is not equal opportunity
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