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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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Bobby Knight
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: October 25
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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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I recognize that I have a problem with my temper. For those times it has ever caused me to do anything that gave anyone understandable and justifiable reason to be upset, I am sincerely sorry.
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If I came in to recruit your son, I would tell you, your wife, and your son, that I will be the most demanding coach your son can play for.
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Walking has been ridiculous in college basketball the past 15 years.
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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 to defense and defense to offense.
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I would rather be thought of as a teacher than a coach.
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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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In my dealings with the press, I was like the guy who goes into the cathouse and the madam gets him prepared and looks at him and says, Who are you going to satisfy with that? And he looks back at her and says, Me. That's kind of my sense of humor at times.
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To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation
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The biggest difficulty in getting to the top of the ladder is getting through the crowd at the bottom.
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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 one class a week.
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Everyone wants to win, but not everyone is willing to prepare to win.
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I always designed my practice plans the night before and then made tweaks a few hours before practice began
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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 have always maintained that in basketball the importance of the mental to the physical is about four to one.
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I've never felt my job was to win basketball games - rather, that the essence of my job as a coach was to do everything I could to give my players the background necessary to succeed in life.
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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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People want national championship banners. People want to talk about Indiana being competitive. How do we get there? We don't get there with milk and cookies.
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Writing was far more of an art in the sports world than it is now.
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Victory favors the team making the fewest mistakes.
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