Ifs Quotes by Bobby Knight

8 Ifs quotes by Bobby Knight

A basketball coach known for intensity often frames strategy as “what if.” Bobby Knight’s eight concise statements on the theme give a short, gritty look at his approach to decision‑making.

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Players must be able to carry out simple instructions from the bench to the court. If they can't, then they can't play

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If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs,…

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If I were in charge I'd drug test all you sons of b****es, not just the athletes.

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If universities want to save a little money, they ought to make some cutbacks in administration and in faculty people who teach…

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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…

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Don't fight the rabbits. If you fight the rabbits, the elephants are going to kill you.

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If you're not careful, you can get a grossly over-inflated opinion about your popularity.

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I think that to stop an offense, you must go to the heart of that offense. If it is a particular move,…

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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…

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My overall point is that 'one and dones' are not healthy for college basketball. I should not have made it personal to Kentucky and…

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There are as many guys in coaching who do a lousy job as there are in the media. Those are two professions that are…

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The goal is to make practice more difficult, physically/mentally, than anything your players will face during a game.

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My practices were not set up to be easy or enjoyed.

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The key is not the will to win... everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important.

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I've always felt that, you know, the Almighty has a lot of things to do other than help my basketball team.

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To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation

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Good planning avoids the need for fixing up a project that plowed ahead without thought... about potential pitfalls.

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Victory favors the team making the fewest mistakes.

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Everybody wants to be on a championship team, but nobody wants to come to practice.

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Basketball is a full court game, so every drill must be done full court.

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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…

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Everybody hears, but few listen.

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Defense is all about helping. No one can guard a good dribbler, You have to walk kids through how to help and then how…

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