It is better to anticipate than to react.
BOBBY KNIGHTIt is better to anticipate than to react.
BOBBY KNIGHTAs 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.
BOBBY KNIGHTIn order to achieve to achieve positive results, one must work for them, not hope for them
BOBBY KNIGHTPat has been instrumental in what we’ve done here so far and the most selfish thing for me is that I want to see what we’ve done placed in the hands of the most competent person, and that’s Pat.
BOBBY KNIGHTYou play ball against yourself; your opponent is your potential.
BOBBY KNIGHTThere 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.
BOBBY KNIGHTI don’t think I have ever been out of control.
BOBBY KNIGHTWhen my time on earth is done and my activities here are past, I want them to bury me upside down, so my critics can kiss my ass.
BOBBY KNIGHTThe red I wear is Indiana’s red, not Moscow’s red. Indiana was here long before communism.
BOBBY KNIGHTSo 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.
BOBBY KNIGHTYou remember when you were a kid growing up, and believed in Santa Claus? There’s not much difference between Santa Claus and me today, you know. We’re two overweight lovable guys that kids really enjoy.
BOBBY KNIGHTGood basketball always starts with good defense!
BOBBY KNIGHTA great way to test the conditioning of your team is the two-mile run.
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.”
BOBBY KNIGHTA coach should never be afraid to ask questions of anyone he could learn from.
BOBBY KNIGHTSuperiority and success doesn’t favor good effort or self-esteem… The mentally precise and physically fit win, while the mediocre and obtuse take solace in hopeful cliches.
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