Everybody hears, but few listen.
BOBBY KNIGHTWhen 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.
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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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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Offense is not equal opportunity
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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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The biggest difficulty in getting to the top of the ladder is getting through the crowd at the bottom.
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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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I always designed my practice plans the night before and then made tweaks a few hours before practice began
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You can’t imagine the number of people in professional sports who have come up to me and said, “God, you treat those assholes like I’d like to treat them.” And my question is, “Then why don’t you?”.
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Failure, to me, is not having the desire to try. Having the desire to try is in it own way success.
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Basketball is a full court game, so every drill must be done full court.
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When my time on earth is done and my activities here are past, I want them to bury me upside down, so my critics can kiss my ass.
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You play ball against yourself; your opponent is your potential.
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Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.
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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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We should not have to push you to work hard, you should work hard because you want to be a great player.
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