To be as good as it can be, a team has to buy into what you as the coach are doing. They have to feel you’re a part of them and they’re a part of you.
BOBBY KNIGHTFrom 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.”
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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I also believe that when something negative comes out about you in the media, that’s only one person’s opinion. These guys sometimes believe they’ve been ordained from on high to give the general opinion of the populace, and that just isn’t the case.
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If you’re not careful, you can get a grossly over-inflated opinion about your popularity.
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For me to get an award from the press, I know there’s been no favoritism.
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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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Passing is your best weapon against man to man. Dribble penetration is your best weapon against zone.
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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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Good planning avoids the need for fixing up a project that plowed ahead without thought… about potential pitfalls.
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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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Son, my name isn’t Knight to you, it’s coach Knight or it’s Mr. Knight. I don’t call people by their last name and neither should you.
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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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It is better to anticipate than to react.
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You play ball against yourself; your opponent is your potential.
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As his team prepares, a coach’s entire being must be concentrated on winning games.
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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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I’d probably be better off without trying to satisfy me, with my sense of humor. There are things that I have said that are funny to me, but they weren’t to somebody in the press. So that hasn’t worked to my benefit.
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