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Don't fight the rabbits. If you fight the rabbits, the elephants are going to kill you.

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Bobby Knight
Age: 83
Born: 1940
Born: October 25
Basketball Coach
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Robert Montgomery Knight
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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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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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To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation
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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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The red I wear is Indiana's red, not Moscow's red. Indiana was here long before communism.
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Everybody hears, but few listen.
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Basketball may have been invented in Massachusetts, but it was made for Indiana.
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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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We've gotten into this situation where integrity is really lacking and that's why I'm glad I'm not coaching. You see we've got a coach at Kentucky who put two schools on probation and he's still coaching. I really don't understand that.
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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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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 time.
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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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Everyone wants to win, but not everyone is willing to prepare to win.
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I, fortunately, have never worried about irritating people.
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I don't intend to retire.
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Defense is all about helping. No one can guard a good dribbler, You have to walk kids through how to help and then how to help the helper
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I would rather be thought of as a teacher than a coach.
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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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So when I hear a guy after a game-winning home run say or gesture that God was on his side, I think to myself, 'He's saying God screwed the pitcher.
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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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