“If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy.” IfsWatchesBasketballBunchNbaMaking LoveFrogsFamous BasketballFuzzyFunny BasketballBest Basketball Author:Bobby Knight
“My practices were not set up to be easy or enjoyed.” EasyPracticeBasketballEnjoyedNbaGood Basketball Author:Bobby Knight
“The goal is to make practice more difficult, physically/mentally, than anything your players will face during a game.” FacesGamesDifficultGoalPracticePlayerBasketballNbaGood Basketball Author:Bobby Knight
“Basketball is a full court game, so every drill must be done full court.” DoneGamesBasketballCourtNbaDrillsGood BasketballBasketball GameBasketball Court Author:Bobby Knight
“Passing is your best weapon against man to man. Dribble penetration is your best weapon against zone.” MenBasketballWeaponsPassingPassingsZoneNbaGood BasketballPenetrationDribbleBest Basketball Author:Bobby Knight
“I just love the game of basketball so much. The game! I don't need the 18,000 people screaming and all the peripheral things. To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation.” PeopleNeedsGamesLeadershipPracticeBasketballPreparationNbaEnjoyableInspirational BasketballMotivational BasketballBasketball Game Author:Bobby Knight
“The single most important aspect of coaching is running effective practices” ImportantRunningPracticeBasketballAspectCoachingNba Author:Bobby Knight
“I always designed my practice plans the night before and then made tweaks a few hours before practice began” MadeNightHoursPracticePlansBasketballNbaTweak Author:Bobby Knight
“I hate casual shooting. Every shot is preceded by working to get open and catch and shoot under game like conditions” HateGamesConditionsBasketballShotsI HateShootingNbaCasual Author:Bobby Knight
“What is the best thing you can do in a close game? Drive to the basket and put pressure on the defense! Not jack up jump shots” GamesCan DoBasketballShotsPressureDefenseBest ThingsNbaBaskets Author:Bobby Knight
“Players must be able to carry out simple instructions from the bench to the court. If they can't, then they can't play” IfsPlayAbleSimplePlayerBasketballCourtNbaInstructionBenches Author:Bobby Knight
“Offense is not equal opportunity” OpportunityEqualBasketballNbaOffenseEqual Opportunity Author:Bobby Knight
“Perform drills that force your players to think” ThinkingForcePlayerBasketballNbaDrills Author:Bobby Knight
“I sit and wonder why no one uses the shot fake. The shot fake, when used correctly, can eliminate a defender” UseUsedWonderBasketballShotsFakeNbaDefenders Author:Bobby Knight
“A quick way for any player to make himself better is to think about what he himself doesn't like to play against” ThinkingWayPlayPlayerBasketballNba Author:Bobby Knight
“Good basketball always starts with good defense!” BasketballDefenseNbaGood Basketball Author:Bobby Knight
“In order to achieve to achieve positive results, one must work for them, not hope for them” OrderResultsAchieveBasketballNbaPositive Results Author:Bobby Knight
“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” HelpingKidsWalksBasketballDefenseNbaHelpers Author:Bobby Knight
