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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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Bobby Knight
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: October 25
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Massillon
Ohio
Robert Montgomery Knight
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I don't think I have ever been out of control.
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The structure of your practice is the main reason for your success or lack of success as a coach
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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 have always maintained that in basketball the importance of the mental to the physical is about four to one.
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All the years I coached, we sent a card to every professor for each kid I had, and I was able to keep track on a daily basis who cut class or who was dropping a grade average. What I did was bring that kid in at 5:00 in the morning, and he would run the stairs from the bottom to the top until I told him to quit.
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We should not have to push you to work hard, you should work hard because you want to be a great player.
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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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I don't have to wait until the next morning to regret something I did that was kinda dumb.
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Positive wish: 'The sun will come out tomorrow.' Negative reality: 'Yeah, and it will flash brand-new daylight on the same old mess unless something is done to clean it up.
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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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Well, I think it's pretty much established that I just didn't have any interest in coaching in the pros.
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America has the greatest reputation in the world for helping others whenever and wherever disaster strikes. Now, more than ever,it's important for us to contribute to those who are in need. Your assistance is really beneficial and will be greatly welcomed and appreciated.
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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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I, fortunately, have never worried about irritating people.
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You can't imagine the number of people in professional sports who have come up to me and said, God, you treat those assholes like I'd like to treat them. And my question is, Then why don't you?.
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Writing was far more of an art in the sports world than it is now.
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Everybody wants to be on a championship team, but nobody wants to come to practice.
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The will to succeed is important, but what's more important is the will to prepare.
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Failure, to me, is not having the desire to try. Having the desire to try is in it own way success.
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I sit and wonder why no one uses the shot fake. The shot fake, when used correctly, can eliminate a defender
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