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From The Time I Started Teaching, When I Was 21, I've Always Signed My Name Bob Knight. My College Coach Called Me Bobby, Still Does. But I Have Never Introduced Myself To Anybody In My Adult Life In Any Way Other Than, "i'm Bob Knight."

And I Would Be The First To Admit That Probably, In A Lot Of Press Conferences Over The Time That I Have Been In Coaching, Indulging My Own Sense Of Humor At Press Conferences Has Not Been Greatly To My Benefit.

I Think The Ability To Motivate Might Be Interpreted As The Ability To Lead, Or To Show People Their Goals Or, Perhaps More Important, What Their Potential Is - As A Person As Well As A Player. You've Got To Show Players That Being Part Of A Team Will Carry Over To The Experience Of Becoming Part Of Society.

We Talk In Coaching About "winners" - Kids, And I've Had A Lot Of Them, Who Just Will Not Allow Themselves Or Their Team To Lose. Coaches Call That A Will To Win. I Don't. I Think That Puts The Emphasis In The Wrong Place. Everybody Has A Will To Win. What's Far More Important Is Having The Will To Prepare To Win.

Learn To Do Things Right And Then Do Them Right Every Time.