I was worried about losing until I looked down the floor and saw Dale Brown. Then I knew we had a chance.
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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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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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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The red I wear is Indiana’s red, not Moscow’s red. Indiana was here long before communism.
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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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I always designed my practice plans the night before and then made tweaks a few hours before practice began
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Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.
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Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.
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When a passer has the option of passing to two players, I expect him to get the ball to the best shooter. I continually stop practice and ask players who the best shooter is and I expect them to know. It is important that you get the ball to your best shooter.
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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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All of us learn to write in the second grade. Most of us go on to greater things.
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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.
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The single most important aspect of coaching is running effective practices
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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.
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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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