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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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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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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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The red I wear is Indiana's red, not Moscow's red. Indiana was here long before communism.
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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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A coach should never be afraid to ask questions of anyone he could learn from.
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