I grew up in Bloomington and experienced 3 national championships. Robert Montgomery Knight was the most dominating figure in the State of Indiana until the day he left. He is a conflicted genius, easy to love and hate, and for most it's both. Ladies and gentleman, allow me to present today's anti-bailout motivation courtesy of former Indiana University Head Coach Bobby Knight. It was secretly recorded in 1986 by a still unknown player, after practice one day prior to facing Purdue.
Warning: profanity
"You don't wanna play, then I'm getting the fuck out of here. I mean, if you're not gonna cover Greg Graham, if you're just gonna let him drive by you, if the rest of you are gonna let him catch the ball outside the 3 second lane and drive all the way in here without one guy challenging him, then I'm leaving and you fucking guys will run 'til you can't eat supper. (wird lauter) Now I'm tired of this shit. I'm sick and fucking tired of an 8-10 record. I'm fucking tired of losing to Purdue. I'm not here to fuck around this week. Now you may be, but I'm not. Now I'm gonna fucking guarantee ya, that if we don't play up there Monday night, you aren't gonna believe the next four fucking days. Now I am not here to get my ass beat on Monday. Now you better fuckin understand that right now. This is absolute fucking bullshit. Now I'll fucking run your ass right into the ground. I mean I'll fucking run you, you'll think last night was a fucking picnic. I had to sit around for a fucking year with an 8-10 record in this fucking league. And I mean you will not put me in that fucking position again. Or you will goddamn pay for it like you can't fucking believe. Now you better get your head out of your ass."
NOTE: The graphic on this clip is wrong. It's not from halftime; it's from after practice one day, mid-season. This tape exists because one of the players placed a tape recorder in his locker and secretly recorded the tirade. Indiana won their 3rd NCAA basketball title the year after this tape was recorded.
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