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.
BOBBY KNIGHTThe structure of your practice is the main reason for your success or lack of success as a coach
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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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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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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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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When we’re playing a good scoring center, we tell our team that it is not our defensive man’s job to stop the center. It’s the responsibility of our perimeter people to stop the ball from going inside.
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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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To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation
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Well, why will it be a better day? And I think the more that we believe in doing things better, doing the right thing rather than hoping that that’s going to happen, let’s make it happen.
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As his team prepares, a coach’s entire being must be concentrated on winning games.
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I don’t have to wait until the next morning to regret something I did that was kinda dumb.
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For me to get an award from the press, I know there’s been no favoritism.
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My definition isas follows: 1. Do what has to be done; 2. When it has to be done; 3. As well as it can be done; and 4. Do it it that way all the time.
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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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Practice structure determines success.
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I don’t think I have ever been out of control.
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You see we’ve got a coach at Kentucky who put two schools on probation and he’s still coaching. I really don’t understand that.
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