I don’t believe in luck, I believe in preparation.
BOBBY KNIGHTAnd I would be the first to admit that probably, in a lot of press conferences over the time that I have been in coaching, indulging my own sense of humor at press conferences has not been greatly to my benefit.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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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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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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All of us learn to write in the second grade. Most of us go on to greater things.
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This 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.
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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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I don’t have to wait until the next morning to regret something I did that was kinda dumb.
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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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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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A coach should never be afraid to ask questions of anyone he could learn from.
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Your biggest opponent isn’t the other guy. It’s human nature.
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It is better to anticipate than to react.
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Why talk now when so many things have been said without ever giving me a chance to talk?
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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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I don’t think I have ever been out of control.
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