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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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Bobby Knight
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: October 25
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Robert Montgomery Knight
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Pat has been instrumental in what we've done here so far and the most selfish thing for me is that I want to see what we've done placed in the hands of the most competent person, and that's Pat. No one would come close to being able to continue to build on what we've done here so far like he will.
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I'm an unemployed teacher right now and I'm looking for a place to teach.
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I don't think I have ever been out of control.
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