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title: "1 Coach Doing Quotes By Bobby Knight"
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> [To be as good as it can be, a team has to buy into what you as the coach are doing. They have to feel you're a part of them and they're a part of you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/to-be-as-good-as-it-can-be-a-team-has-to-buy-into-what-you-as-the/)

[Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/)

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## More by Bobby Knight

> [I also believe that when something negative comes out about you in the media, that's only one person's opinion. These guys sometimes believe they've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/i-also-believe-that-when-something-negative-comes-out-about-you-in/)

[Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/)

> [My overall point is that 'one and dones' are not healthy for college basketball. I should not have made it personal to Kentucky and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/my-overall-point-is-that-one-and-dones-are-not-healthy-for-college/)

[Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/)

> [There are as many guys in coaching who do a lousy job as there are in the media. Those are two professions that are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/there-are-as-many-guys-in-coaching-who-do-a-lousy-job-as-there-are-in/)

[Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/)

> [The goal is to make practice more difficult, physically/mentally, than anything your players will face during a game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/the-goal-is-to-make-practice-more-difficult-physically-mentally-than/)

[Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/)

> [My practices were not set up to be easy or enjoyed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/my-practices-were-not-set-up-to-be-easy-or-enjoyed/)

[Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/)

> [The key is not the will to win... everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/the-key-is-not-the-will-to-win-everybody-has-that-it-is-the-will-to/)

[Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/)

> [I've always felt that, you know, the Almighty has a lot of things to do other than help my basketball team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/i-ve-always-felt-that-you-know-the-almighty-has-a-lot-of-things-to-do/)

[Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/)

> [To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/to-me-the-most-enjoyable-part-is-the-practice-and-preparation/)

[Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/)

> [Good planning avoids the need for fixing up a project that plowed ahead without thought... about potential pitfalls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/good-planning-avoids-the-need-for-fixing-up-a-project-that-plowed/)

[Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/)

> [Victory favors the team making the fewest mistakes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/victory-favors-the-team-making-the-fewest-mistakes/)

[Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/)

> [Everybody wants to be on a championship team, but nobody wants to come to practice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/everybody-wants-to-be-on-a-championship-team-but-nobody-wants-to-come/)

[Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/)

> [Basketball is a full court game, so every drill must be done full court.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/basketball-is-a-full-court-game-so-every-drill-must-be-done-full-court/)

[Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/pat-has-been-instrumental-in-what-we-ve-done-here-so-far-and-the-most/)

[Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/)

> [Everybody hears, but few listen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/everybody-hears-but-few-listen/)

[Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/)

> [Defense is all about helping. No one can guard a good dribbler, You have to walk kids through how to help and then how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/defense-is-all-about-helping-no-one-can-guard-a-good-dribbler-you/)

[Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/)

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