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Writing was far more of an art in the sports world than it is now.

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Bobby Knight
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: October 25
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Massillon
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Robert Montgomery Knight
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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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Your biggest opponent isn't the other guy. It's human nature.
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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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Discipline is knowing what to do. Knowing when to do it. Doing it to the best of your abilities. Doing it that way every single time.
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I would rather be thought of as a teacher than a coach.
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I, fortunately, have never worried about irritating people.
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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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We should not have to push you to work hard, you should work hard because you want to be a great player.
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Everybody wants to be on a championship team, but nobody wants to come to practice.
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I think that to stop an offense, you must go to the heart of that offense. If it is a particular move, a screen, the break, an outstanding scorer, whatever it is that they like to do and rely on, you have to work in your plans on taking that completely or as much as possible away from them.
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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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I think that it's perhaps harder to learn from victory than it is from defeat. I think that we don't want defeat. We don't want defeat in sport. We don't want defeat in life. How are we going to be beaten? All right. We have to deal with those things. What's going to cause us to lose the game, whatever the game might be?
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Everybody hears, but few listen.
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I don't think I have ever been out of control.
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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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Al McGuire talked to me I don't know how many times about dealing with the press: You've got to be a con man. I tried that for a day or so, but it never really worked for me.
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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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I'm not sure sports writing is an art.
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The structure of your practice is the main reason for your success or lack of success as a coach
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