As 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 KNIGHTYou 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.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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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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I’ve never predicted anything. All I have ever said is, that we will do the very best we can.
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Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.
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I’m not sure that an athlete is prepared to be a role model. He has a lot of attention paid to him that he shouldn’t have, and then the athletes tend to think of themselves as better than they are.
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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.
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A great way to test the conditioning of your team is the two-mile run.
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Basketball may have been invented in Massachusetts, but it was made for Indiana.
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I don’t think I have ever been out of control.
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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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Practice structure determines success.
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Your biggest opponent isn’t the other guy. It’s human nature.
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The will to succeed is important, but what’s more important is the will to prepare.
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I would rather be thought of as a teacher than a coach.
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Writing was far more of an art in the sports world than it is now.
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