Basketball may have been invented in Massachusetts, but it was made for Indiana.
BOBBY KNIGHTAs his team prepares, a coach’s entire being must be concentrated on winning games.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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Pat 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.
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Perform drills that force your players to think
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You 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.
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Everybody wants to be on a championship team, but nobody wants to come to practice.
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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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From 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.”
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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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Superiority 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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Your biggest opponent isn’t the other guy. It’s human nature.
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Learn to do things right and then do them right every time.
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The red I wear is Indiana’s red, not Moscow’s red. Indiana was here long before communism.
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Practice structure determines success.
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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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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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BS is just what it stands for, an MS is More of the Same, and a PhD is Piled Higher and Deeper.
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