A primary goal of teaching anything is the advantage that learning gives to people over their competitors who haven’t been as well taught.
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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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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Basketball may have been invented in Massachusetts, but it was made for Indiana.
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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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Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.
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Your biggest opponent isn’t the other guy. It’s human nature.
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You play ball against yourself; your opponent is your potential.
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Why talk now when so many things have been said without ever giving me a chance to talk?
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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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If you’re not careful, you can get a grossly over-inflated opinion about your popularity.
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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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Passing is your best weapon against man to man. Dribble penetration is your best weapon against zone.
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The will to succeed is important, but what’s more important is the will to prepare.
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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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Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.
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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.
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