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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.
Bobby Knight
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Bobby Knight
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: October 25
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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 you.
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A coach should never be afraid to ask questions of anyone he could learn from.
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