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The will to succeed is important, but what's more important is the will to prepare.

~Bobby Knight

Topics: Important More Prepare Succeed Will

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You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball.

~Bobby Knight

Topics: Against Basketball Game Opponents Play You

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My dad was a very quiet person, and unbelievably tough. But my grandmother gave me my first look at negative thinking to bring about positive results. When I was just a little guy, anytime I came to my grandmother and said I wish for this or that, Grandma would say, 'If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.'

~Bobby Knight

Topics: About Anytime Beggars Bring Came Dad First Gave Grandma Grandmother Guy Horses Just Little Look Me Negative Person Positive Positive Results Quiet Results Ride Said Say Thinking Tough Unbelievably Very Were Wish Wishes Would I Wish I Came

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People change over the years, and that changes situations for good and for bad.

~Bobby Knight

Topics: Bad Change Changes Good Over People People Change Situations Years

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Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.

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Topics: Few Most People Prepare Will Win

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If we want the best pitcher, let's get Bobby Feller. If want the best football player, let's get Jimmy Brown; the best basketball player, let's get Bill Russell. If we want the guy who can do the best job for the United States - let's get Donald Trump.

~Bobby Knight

Topics: Basketball Basketball Player Best Bill Bobby Brown Donald Donald Trump Football Football Player Get Guy Jimmy Job Pitcher Player Russell States Trump United United States Want Who

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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?

~Bobby Knight

Topics: Beaten Cause Deal Defeat Game Going Harder How Learn Life Lose Might Perhaps Right Sport Than Things Think Those Us Victory Want Whatever I Think

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I have always maintained that in basketball the importance of the mental to the physical is about four to one.

~Bobby Knight

Topics: About Always Basketball Four Importance Maintained Mental Physical

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Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.

~Bobby Knight

Topics: Four Mental Mental Toughness Physical Toughness

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I want to say to you Indiana people that I owe you a big, big debt of gratitude because nowhere in the world is a sporting group followed more than this state follows basketball. And I just want to thank you for the opportunity that I had to coach in this state - it will always be something that I will cherish.

~Bobby Knight

Topics: Always Basketball Because Big Cherish Coach Debt Followed Follows Gratitude Group Had Indiana Just More Nowhere Opportunity Owe People Say Something State Than Thank Thank You Want Will World You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Coach

Born: October 25th, 1940

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