If I came in to recruit your son, I would tell you, your wife, and your son, that I will be the most demanding coach your son can play for.
BOBBY KNIGHTIf I came in to recruit your son, I would tell you, your wife, and your son, that I will be the most demanding coach your son can play for.
BOBBY KNIGHTThis 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.
BOBBY KNIGHTI would rather be thought of as a teacher than a coach.
BOBBY KNIGHTAnd I guarantee you, I’m a better athlete than any f***g body writing. To this day, they don’t want to play tennis with me. The don’t want to play me in golf. They don’t want to f***g run with me
BOBBY KNIGHTI think that we as a people are always prone to think about, well, tomorrow will be a better day.
BOBBY KNIGHTI always designed my practice plans the night before and then made tweaks a few hours before practice began
BOBBY KNIGHTI sit and wonder why no one uses the shot fake. The shot fake, when used correctly, can eliminate a defender
BOBBY KNIGHTPassing is your best weapon against man to man. Dribble penetration is your best weapon against zone.
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.
BOBBY KNIGHTA coach should never be afraid to ask questions of anyone he could learn from.
BOBBY KNIGHTPositive 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.
BOBBY KNIGHTWhat 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
BOBBY KNIGHTI’ve never felt my job was to win basketball games – rather, that the essence of my job as a coach was to do everything I could to give my players the background necessary to succeed in life.
BOBBY KNIGHTI don’t have to wait until the next morning to regret something I did that was kinda dumb.
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 KNIGHTMental toughness is to physical as four is to one.
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