Bobby Knight Quotes

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• Do what needs to be done, when it needs to be done the best way it can be done, and do it that way every…
• Offense at Indiana is not equal opportunity. Those players who shoot best are going to shoot most. It is important that every player know his…
• Everyone wants to win, but not everyone is willing to prepare to win.
• As coaches we talk about two things: offense and defense. There is a third phase we neglect, which is more important. It's conversion from offense…
• I think that to stop an offense, you must go to the heart of that offense. If it is a particular move, a screen, the…
• When we're playing a good scoring center, we tell our team that it is not our defensive man's job to stop the center. It's the…
• A great way to test the conditioning of your team is the two-mile run.
• Practice structure determines success.
• We should not have to push you to work hard, you should work hard because you want to be a great player.
• Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.
• If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they…
• My practices were not set up to be easy or enjoyed.
• The goal is to make practice more difficult, physically/mentally, than anything your players will face during a game.
• Basketball is a full court game, so every drill must be done full court.
• Passing is your best weapon against man to man. Dribble penetration is your best weapon against zone.
• Everybody hears, but few listen.
• 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…
• If I were in charge I'd drug test all you sons of b****es, not just the athletes.
• If my primary purpose here at Indiana is to go out and win ballgames, I can probably do that as well as anybody can. I…
• Son, my name isn't Knight to you, it's Coach Knight or it's Mr. Knight. I don't call people by their last name and neither should…

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