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> [“Practice, for better or worse, is going to be re-created in a game,” Knight said. His goal was to correct mistakes in both practice and games, and he posted a sign over the locker of every player that read, “Victory…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-bilas/practice-for-better-or-worse-is-going-to-be-re-created-in-a-game/)

[Jay Bilas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-bilas/)

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## More by Jay Bilas

> [“Failing doesn’t make you a failure. Failing makes you a competitor. Every competitor fails. If you lay it on the line, you will come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-bilas/failing-doesn-t-make-you-a-failure-failing-makes-you-a-competitor/)

[Jay Bilas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-bilas/)

> [Entitlement never wins Championships, Investment wins Championships.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-bilas/entitlement-never-wins-championships-investment-wins-championships/)

[Jay Bilas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-bilas/)

> [The greatest compliment to any player is he is a great teammate. We can't all be great players, but we can all be great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-bilas/the-greatest-compliment-to-any-player-is-he-is-a-great-teammate-we/)

[Jay Bilas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-bilas/)

> [Hard work is not punishment. Hard work is the price of admission for the opportunity to reach sustained excellence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-bilas/hard-work-is-not-punishment-hard-work-is-the-price-of-admission-for/)

[Jay Bilas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-bilas/)

> [Toughness is a skill. I don't think we're all born tough. You learn about toughness through your experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-bilas/toughness-is-a-skill-i-don-t-think-we-re-all-born-tough-you-learn/)

[Jay Bilas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-bilas/)

> [“You need to concentrate on what you’re doing, while you’re doing it,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-bilas/you-need-to-concentrate-on-what-you-re-doing-while-you-re-doing-it/)

[Jay Bilas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-bilas/)

> [Toughness has nothing to do with size, physical strength or athleticism. Toughness is A SKILL that can be developed & improved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-bilas/toughness-has-nothing-to-do-with-size-physical-strength-or/)

[Jay Bilas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-bilas/)

> [“Knight has always said that there are many more mental mistakes in games than physical mistakes. “I always say, ‘Dumb loses more games than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-bilas/knight-has-always-said-that-there-are-many-more-mental-mistakes-in/)

[Jay Bilas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-bilas/)

> [“Practice, for better or worse, is going to be re-created in a game,” Knight said. His goal was to correct mistakes in both practice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-bilas/practice-for-better-or-worse-is-going-to-be-re-created-in-a-game/)

[Jay Bilas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-bilas/)

> [The players I respected most were the toughest players, not those who talked a good game or blocked a shot and acted like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-bilas/the-players-i-respected-most-were-the-toughest-players-not-those-who/)

[Jay Bilas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-bilas/)

> [“But I did not want to be common; I wanted to be uncommon. I did not want to do what was easy; I wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-bilas/but-i-did-not-want-to-be-common-i-wanted-to-be-uncommon-i-did-not/)

[Jay Bilas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-bilas/)

> [The tough player is the one who is difficult to play against and easy to play with](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-bilas/the-tough-player-is-the-one-who-is-difficult-to-play-against-and-easy/)

[Jay Bilas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-bilas/)

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