Learn to do things right and then do them right every time.
BOBBY KNIGHTWhen 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.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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Basketball is a full court game, so every drill must be done full court.
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Discipline is knowing what to do. Knowing when to do it. Doing it to the best of your abilities. Doing it that way every single time.
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Victory favors the team making the fewest mistakes.
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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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I always designed my practice plans the night before and then made tweaks a few hours before practice began
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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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I sit and wonder why no one uses the shot fake. The shot fake, when used correctly, can eliminate a defender
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Offense is not equal opportunity
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A primary goal of teaching anything is the advantage that learning gives to people over their competitors who haven’t been as well taught.
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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 structure of your practice is the main reason for your success or lack of success as a coach
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Positive wish: ‘The sun will come out tomorrow.’ Negative reality: ‘Yeah, and it will flash brand-new daylight on the same old mess unless something is done to clean it up.
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You play ball against yourself; your opponent is your potential.
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You are never going to be driven anywhere worthwhile, but you sure as hell drive yourself to a lot of great places. It is up to you to drive yourself there.
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Practice structure determines success.
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