I hate casual shooting. Every shot is preceded by working to get open and catch and shoot under game like conditions
Interpretation
Every shot taken in sports should be well-prepared and executed under realistic pressure.
Bobby Knight emphasizes the importance of preparation and precision in sports, particularly in basketball. He believes that every shot must come from a place of readiness and under conditions that simulate the actual game, highlighting that casual or uncalibrated shooting lacks the intensity and diligence required for true skill development.
In practice
Coaches can use this quote to stress the importance of practice among their players.
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.'
Your biggest opponent isn't the other guy. It's human nature.
People want national championship banners. People want to talk about Indiana being competitive. How do we get there? We don't get there with milk and cookies.
When we're playing a good scoring center, we tell our team that it is not our defensive man's job to stop the center. It's the responsibility of our perimeter people to stop the ball from going inside.
Failure, to me, is not having the desire to try. Having the desire to try is in it own way success.
I'm not sure that an athlete is prepared to be a role model. He has a lot of attention paid to him that he shouldn't have, and then the athletes tend to think of themselves as better than they are.
I remember going from rookie ball to A, to double A, then to triple A. At every level it seemed like the game was faster. The bigger the situation, the more the game speeds up. That's all mental. It messes people up.
We have tried to get closer to them, but we never copied anybody, we always tried to play our football
I quit because I didnt feel like the Detroit Lions had a chance to win. It just killed my enjoyment of the game.
I think, as a rookie, what guys need to be judged on most coming in the league is feel. Not skill, not shooting, not stats, not even passing, but that feel for the game, the ability to read situations and make the right play.
I always practice as I intend to play.
How ironic, to be my last game that I ever played would be against Dan in a Super Bowl. The thing I always was afraid of was playing in a Super Bowl when it was raining. I can't throw a wet ball.
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