We loved Coach Knight in Lubbock. He did sooo much for our program and our players. The best Coach Knight story in Lubbock involved our star player, Andre Emmitt. Andre got into some type of dispute with Coach. He told Coach Knight that he was quitting the team. He called his mother and informed her of his decision. Mrs. Emmitt called Coach Knight and said that Andre did not have her permission to quit and that Coach had her permission to punish Andre however he saw fit. Coach told Andre that he had full weekend, starting Friday night to run 50 miles in our arena. Pat Knight was in charge of tracking Andre's progress. By Sunday evening, the 50 miles were completed and Andre was back on the team. Andre learned a great lesson from a legendary Coach. GUNS UP COACH KNIGHT, REST IN PEACE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN LUBBOCK!!!
The first 4 mins of this interview is all I needed to see as to why the coach was who is was. Those woman taught him disapline and he was met with concequences in life. Something that has been lacking for decades in this country. Todays world is too soft for the likes of coach Knight. He had his time and Im willing to bet his players all turned out pretty good in life because of him. RIP
Coach Knight could never coach now! Too much political correctness!It is not so much a tragedy he passed away, but the fact that such a cerebral mind passed away with dementia
@stevenzimmerman4057 he was 83, he had a good run. But I think coach knight had a tendency to be a little unforgiving and that definitely can run down your health when your not willing to forgive/hold on to stuff that you should have made ammends with Maybe he did, he was 83. That's a long life
Regardless of how you feel about Bob Knight, he was undoubtedly one of the greatest coaches ever. A great teacher of life as well. I often think of how many lives he helped shape...
If life lessons include bullying, arrogance, parsing praise, being mostly critical and negative, and allowing relationships only on his terms, then Coach Knight is a role model.
@@krugcpa You likely have zero clue as to how the real world works so just go back under the rock from which you came. Probably the co-author of political correctness.
@@crazypeoplearoundtheworld304 Obviously you never played for this style of coach or met this type of personality. My comment is 100% spot-on. Take off your red-colored glasses!
as a kid I lived along coach's row @ West Point. He was a fearsome character, us kids knew not to be exuberant near his house. may God grant him the Peace he gave others. later, Dad would tell stories of him punching lockers
Was sitting in the dentist chair in Lubbock that overlooked a golf course. Had a drill in my mouth and saw some clubs go flying. I starting hitting my dentist on the arm and pointed. He said “ Bob hit another bad shot. My son was at tech while he coach there. He had a friend that was on the team but really never played. He had not seen the guy in a while and asked him what he was doing. Guy told him he was going to graduate school. My son said I’ll bet that is setting you back. The guy told my son that it was not costing him anything. He said that if they graduated Coach would pay all cost for graduate school.
Growing up as a kid in Indianapolis playing basketball every coach I’ve ever had has referenced something from Coach Bob Knight. He was truly a model of Excellence and the fruit of his labor as a coach from his former players speaks of it. RIP Coach
In 6th grade I sent a letter to Bobby Knight and several other coaches saying I wanted to play college basketball. Like 1990, height of his fame. As an adult, I'm 5'6", it was not a realistic dream :). But he's the only response I got. And it was less than a month later, I got a letter back. Basketball was the 3rd thing it talked about. Like I'm sure he got tons of this stuff, like all the other coaches I sent letters too. But he's the only one that had clearly thought about it, knew how unlikely it was for anyone to make it as a D1 athlete, and crafted a letter that motivated kids to do well in school, listen to their parents, then practice basketball. Sure, it was a stock letter that was autosigned that went out to many thousands of kids who wrote him. But he actually took the time to think about how to respond to all those letters and send a message the propelled them forward as humans and citizens. As an adult, parent, and youth coach now, that means a lot.
As someone born (1970) and raised in Indiana, Coach Knight is the best of all time! There has never been a more plain-spoken man who regrets nothing and stands up for what he believes in. Rest in peace Coach, you deserve it as much as anyone ever has, and thank you!
I am also a born and bred Hoosier, but I was born in 1953 and am proud to be a 1976 graduate of IU, so I was there for the best of the best! Coach Knight was my hero. Rest in peace, Coach.
My uncle was teaching @ IU. When I was 12 ('72), I spent a summer in Bloomington with my cousins- one of the best summers of many in my young life. I remember watching Mark Spitz training in the pool. What really stands out is watching the guys playing basketball. Scary! Dude drives the net, gets met with an elbow to the nose, Hoosier-red blood pooling under the net. Best July 4th fireworks show of my life..and I've seen some biggies! 😎
Sorry, real men don’t explode in rage and berate and bully. He never even tried to restrain his rage. Even accounting for a different era, he was out of control. And that is why even at an institution that idolized him he got canned for assaulting his player.
@@crumdoggy First, your vision is wretched. He didn't assault the player. Second, the unfortunate reality is there are no Knights but plenty of weak-minded numpties like yourself to "guide" young people now, with dismal results the consequence.
First, he didn't assault the young man. The video made that clear. Second, all things considered our young men would definitely benefit greatly from more "Knights" teaching them.
Not sure if it would work today. Living in Denver and seeing couch Prime roll into Boulder with his posse and Louis Vuitton bags one can't help but wonder about how things change and if it is a good thing.
Coach Knight , basketball was never my thing. Nor was discipline. I was accidentally exposed to one of your speeches , unfortunately into my mid-twenties. Instantly, I was an admirer. I thought , what a hard s.o.b. ! I grew up with no male influence that didn't come with a bottle. As expected , I'd followed suit. Something deep inside me said , this is exactly what a mentor is. This was in the mid 80s. I constantly scanned sports pages , magazines , for your name. I'd gradually applied expectations and self discipline to my unruly lifestyle. I liked being challenged and discipline did just that. Not always successful, I always did learn something about myself. At 60 now , father of 2 sons , I used things I learned from you as a template while raising my own. Today , both will say , " he's a hard ass ". I was and still am. Though a bit softer approach nowadays. ( these softer generations are just pitiful ). I always taught mine to expect more from themselves than those around them did. Be humble , respectful, and lead by example. So far so good. Thank you from someone you never knew. Your legacy will inspire countless others who dare to examine where many standards of excellence were born. You had a profound effect on this man and I just wanted to acknowledge you as a true mentor from afar. I was saddened by your passing and hope your family is at peace as I'm sure you are. Thank you again for being true , real , and tough as a pine knot. R.I.P. 💯 T. S.
It's such a rare moment in life when we could take in the words and advice from an all-time great in their field of expertise. This is one of those rare moments and I thank the video uploader, Audiorama, for presenting this opportunity. After reading "A Season On The Brink" by John Feinstein so, so many years ago now, I thought I had a handle on who Bob Knight was. This hour long interview, expertly done by Joe Buck, embellishes and explains the motivations of Coach Knight in that book. I always found him a fascinating man, a great leader of men. And I find myself in today's world, looking for the next Bob Knight.....to no avail.
I was from a single parent family. When I look back at my favorite teachers, coaches, scoutmasters and employers I realize it was the life lessons that have stayed with me 50 years later.
I dont care what anyone says about Bobby Knight, I loved the heck out of the guy. We need some Bobby Knights in this world. All he wanted was 110%. Thats what he gave and expected. Simple as that.
What a lovely interview and a rich one in meaning - and, as the ‘apple doesn’t fall far from the treee’, Coach K carried it on… from a Dukie… Blessings
I loved this man. He was a players coach. I was fortunate enough to have a few in my lifetime that understood the true role a coach plays. For those that have served in the military, you understand true leadership. That's Coach Knight. You'd literally have given your life to play for this man. A true legend. RIP Coach Knight.
@@BAKER22-l4u lol WTF are you talking about? Show me the list. Of all the players he coached during his career, I'll guarantee you can't name 10. You jackass.
@@BAKER22-l4u you #1 are soft, and #2 have no idea what you’re talking about. His players loved him and still do to this day. Only ones who had something bad to say are the ones that couldn’t cut it. You would’ve been one of those.
I absolutely loved this interview. To me, this was Coach Knight from the inside out. I have always loved and respected him. He had a big heart, truly cared about others and stuck to his beliefs. THANK YOU, Coach Knight and family for sharing him with his fans. 🏀❤️🇺🇸❤️🏀
I can't wait to watch this video @@YouthIncSports , thank you for creating this... I've been binge watching Coach Knight videos... was not familiar with him previously... thanks again for making these gems available!!!💎💝
I wish there were more people like that: that have a fire in the gut, know what they want and how to get it..then point the way for others. This is what Bobby Knight embodies to me. An unselfish, humble (yeah I said it!) man
As a sports fan who was aware of Mr. Knight but not enough to take sides, I want to congrats Joe Buck for being prepared for a terrific flow of an interview that for me and others on the fence, made a lastly tribute to now being 100% pro Mr. Knight!
As a kid who grew up in the sixties,an as a teen in the seventies,my two favorite coaches I revered,learned,loved,an appreciated through out my life BOBBY KNIGHT AN VINCE LOMBARDI !!
Growing up just thirty-five miles east from Orrville, Ohio I had the chance to live the life he mentioned in this interview from 1965 until 1985 and I am better for it. You were taught the values of hard work, discipline, NEVER giving less than 100% in anything you do, along with knowing you'd be held accountable for yourself in ALL aspects of life. Respect for elders, teachers and people in authority. These things have slowly eroded and have been forgotten by a VAST amount of people, as the years have passed to where people have to now accept people being mediocre and settling for people being "just average". I also had the privilege of meeting Coach Knight where I am living now in Las Vegas, and I can tell you from experience he was VERY loyal to the people he knew.
We miss you Coach. Thank you for an education for your players, and your preparation, and your hard nosed approach. Thank you for keeping IU clean. And for making this native Hoosier a die hard member of #HoosierNation from the age of 4. Love, Indiana
Washed this again last night on 10Nov2023... noticing today that there's now 37K views of this video of the 2017 interview of Coach Bob Knight. Bravo! Awesome to see the growing interest to learn about the Coach!
Thank you coach! I grew up one hour from Bloomington and was fortunate to witness your start at Indiana through your retirement at Texas Tech! You were simply the best!!! And thank you for sending my grandfather a letter of encouragement when he was failing with cancer. RIP coach Knight
My uncle had a brother, Joe Carlson, who was the Captain of the Ohio State basketball Team. One night he and some team mates were out on the town cruising. When a police car pulled their car over the freshman in the backseat was about to have a heart attack. This was a hole new experience for the straight arrow from small town Ohio. The freshman was Bobby Knight. My Dad was a life long coach in three sports. Coaches are a combination of two people. Those that are teachers and those that deal with and follow rules. If you cheat there is no reason for sports. Six degrees of separation.
Bob Knight represents what made America GREAT at one time, AND what is missing virtually entirely in American today... strong men teaching younger men how to be strong men. As a result, we have the country in the state that it's currently in. RIP Coach.
One of the reasons I became an IU fan was because of Bob Knight. He made his players go to class and had a squeaky clean program. Granted, he came with baggage, but a kid going to play for coach knew what he was getting in to. Coach had a dislike for the media, and I understood why. They printed all of the negatives, but ask his former players about what he did for them. Landon Turner said that Knight was the first face he saw after he was hospitalized after his accident. Indiana was very fortunate to have had him for as long as they did. IU will never be the same. Rest In Peace coach.
RIP Bob. You were such a wonderful patient coach who, no matter what, rarely showed any emotion on the hardwood. I was in my car when I heard the bad news, so I had no way to throw a chair across the street, but I certainly wanted to. In all seriousness, college basketball will never be the same coach Knight. You will truly be missed sir.
Southern indiana adored this man theres several business that is basically a shrine to bob he is misunderstood by alot of people but say what you want but he was a smart man basketball wise anyway he made new defense and offense for that matter while out in the woods hunting
Fantastic interview, the host was excellent in the way he handled even some of the potentially unpleasant subject matter. Knight was expansive and compelling. Coach Knight was one of the most interesting people to ever walk the earth and one hell of a great basketball coach.
As a kid who grew up in Indiana in the 70s, I saw him as the model for how to play. He never recruited me (coz I wasn't that good :) but he was such a model for all of us. God rest his soul. Nice work Joe.
Growing up Indiana, I was born in 1972 or basically the start of his firm at Indiana, he’s all I knew; he sure made those cold Indiana knights warm, the pride he carried for our State will never be forgotten. Look the same forces that are destroying President Trump are the same forces that destroyed time at Indiana The least I could do was name my son after coach, so my son’s middle game is Montgomery, Just Like Cosches! RIP Coach
He developed young adults into grown men. I mean to emphasize that education is the most important thing you do at a university was doing things the right way. Well i don't think a angel reese could play for bobby knight. It is not about me it is the team.
Was glad to see coach bury the hatchet with Indiana and come back home to where he belonged. I'm sure Pat Knight, Quinn Buckner, Isaiah Thomas and probably His wife Karen had all to do with that. Thanks for everything coach and may you rest in peace!!!
Coach Knight is definitely in my top 3 college basketball coaches of all time.. I'm a UNC fan so of course I'm going to pick Dean Smith and Roy Williams for 1 & 2.. However the respect I have for this man is beyond belief.. It's the determination, teaching, drive, grit, and most of all a guide to see kids get there degrees & succeed... You sir are what coaching is all about and you're deeply missed... Thank you for the fire you put under those kids and all the excitement you brought to each & every game I seen you coach... 🙏🏻🤘🏻
How every time when Coach COULD have blown his own horn, he always deflected that praise onto his players, just gives me chills. The man ALWAYS did this!!!! And Kudos to Buck this interview was fantastic, BUT first and foremost it was FAIR!! No gotcha, Jeremy Schaap (Craap), ESPN bullshit questions.
A true coach of basketball and teacher in life to his players. Almost all of his haters weren't the players or parents of the players he coached. Isiah has said how grateful he was that Knight had the courage to coach him hard and not try to be his friend like most coaches now do..
The only thing I didn't like about this interview was that Joe Buck didn't ask the follow-up questions I would've liked. Coach started to explain some things, like why Isiah Thomas's sister was so instrumental in his Isiah's decision to attend IU, but Joe interrupted to move on to the next question.
I played high school ball in Minnesota in the late 80s, and sometimes I hated my coach, who was tough and at times very critical, but now I appreciate what he taught me about basketball and life. Thanks, Coach Thomforde.
in '87 The Hoosiers toughest game was the game before the Syracuse/Championship game, and that was the MONSTROUS UNLV team w/ Armon Gilliam and Fred Banks, etc. That game took a lot out of Indiana otherwise they would've handled poorly coached Syracuse a little easier.
Being a die hard Duke fan and by extension a big fan of Coach K, I followed Indiana basketball closely. Bob Knight is an icon. Unfortunately in the landscape of college basketball, Coach Knight would have lasted a year or two. Where we are today is as a result of the "Me, me, me....I want it now. forget working for it. Pay me now and I'll play harder" mentality. Under Coach Knight, you played, you learned about basketball and life, and you left with a degree. That was the payment, that was the reward. It's all been submarined by greed. I coach middle school basketball still at the age of 78. We have the kids for maybe two years. But it's pure. I so admire Coach Knight for his principles and sticking to His way of doing it. RIP, Coach.
Gotta tell you, this video softens my view of Coach Knight and I'm glad for that. And it needed softening because he was a tough SOB to have anything good to say about him, no?
"In 2017 Knight sat down with Indiana alumnus Joe Buck for an hour on his show “Undeniable.” Previously behind a paywall, Audiorama has published the interview in its entirety."
Bobby is the opposite of what's wrong with kids and the country today. In a coddled, woke, baby world today, that's what's wrong with the country. Knight could never coach in today's times because of that.
You can go back thru history and read the same thing you wrote. And to lump them in with “what’s wrong with the country” is pretty lazy and nonsensical.
You’re totally right. Parents in the 90’s weren’t furious at the 90’s “grunge, Kurt Cobain, heroin sheek lifestyle. And parents in the 1980’s weren’t saying how all the kids and young men with long hair all wanted to be Axel Rose and Bob Jovi and Van Halen and listening to Queen with their “skin tight jeans and girly hair.” And parents in the 1970’s weren’t saying “what the fuck is the matter with these kids wearing bell bottoms and going to night clubs and disco bars? What is disco???” And parents in the 1960’s CERTAINLY weren’t saying anything to the “hippie generation” that “tuned in and ‘dropped out’”. Please don’t fucking lump an entire generation of our young countrymen and women into some “woke, coddled,” whatever the fuck nonsense you just said. YOU PROBABLY ARE NOT EVEN A PARENT. If so, maybe find a woman (or a man) who can stand you for longer than a single night to actually contemplate raising a fucking child . Our American kids HAVE ALWAYS pushed the boundaries and we have ALL REAPED the benefits of them. Life may be more “convenient” for this generation but it IS NOT EASIER. How long would you last in high school with social media? With your attitude? What were you? A bully? Or one of the kids that got bullied? Imagine that shit that you endured broadcasted not just in front of who was there or through word of mouth but put on the internet for all the world to see. These kids in the end will be just fine and they have their struggles too. It takes strong parenting to raise a child into a strong man or woman. No self respecting REAL PARENT in their right mind would ever blame the fucking children for the world they are growing up in. You are a product of your environment. And the environment these kids are growing up in these days has NEVER BEEN MORE CHALLENGING. So shut the fuck up. Have some fucking optimism. Point the finger towards the real culprit WHICH IS THE PARENTS. And SHOW SOME FUCKING RESPECT.
After 6 minutes I can see this will probably be the best interview ever of Bob Knight.
We loved Coach Knight in Lubbock. He did sooo much for our program and our players. The best Coach Knight story in Lubbock involved our star player, Andre Emmitt. Andre got into some type of dispute with Coach. He told Coach Knight that he was quitting the team. He called his mother and informed her of his decision. Mrs. Emmitt called Coach Knight and said that Andre did not have her permission to quit and that Coach had her permission to punish Andre however he saw fit. Coach told Andre that he had full weekend, starting Friday night to run 50 miles in our arena. Pat Knight was in charge of tracking Andre's progress. By Sunday evening, the 50 miles were completed and Andre was back on the team. Andre learned a great lesson from a legendary Coach. GUNS UP COACH KNIGHT, REST IN PEACE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN LUBBOCK!!!
The first 4 mins of this interview is all I needed to see as to why the coach was who is was. Those woman taught him disapline and he was met with concequences in life. Something that has been lacking for decades in this country. Todays world is too soft for the likes of coach Knight. He had his time and Im willing to bet his players all turned out pretty good in life because of him. RIP
He was hard, but he was fair.most mellenials and z'ers are raised soft. So they couldn't handle criticism from coach knight
You are spot on with everything you wrote.
Knight was a great coach of course....but he was also a great douche bag
Coach Knight could never coach now! Too much political correctness!It is not so much a tragedy he passed away, but the fact that such a cerebral mind passed away with dementia
@stevenzimmerman4057 he was 83, he had a good run. But I think coach knight had a tendency to be a little unforgiving and that definitely can run down your health when your not willing to forgive/hold on to stuff that you should have made ammends with
Maybe he did, he was 83. That's a long life
Regardless of how you feel about Bob Knight, he was undoubtedly one of the greatest coaches ever. A great teacher of life as well. I often think of how many lives he helped shape...
If life lessons include bullying, arrogance, parsing praise, being mostly critical and negative, and allowing relationships only on his terms, then Coach Knight is a role model.
@@krugcpa You likely have zero clue as to how the real world works so just go back under the rock from which you came. Probably the co-author of political correctness.
@@krugcpaYou obviously needed more of his kind of coaching.
@@crazypeoplearoundtheworld304 Obviously you never played for this style of coach or met this type of personality. My comment is 100% spot-on. Take off your red-colored glasses!
@@krugcpa you need Obama to take you behind the woodshed and wear you out.
It is hard to imagine a world without Coach Knight! Rest in Peace Bobby Knight!
as a kid I lived along coach's row @ West Point. He was a fearsome character, us kids knew not to be exuberant near his house. may God grant him the Peace he gave others. later, Dad would tell stories of him punching lockers
We're fine..we've got the clips, the memories, his incredible book, and..the inspiration 😪
Was sitting in the dentist chair in Lubbock that overlooked a golf course. Had a drill in my mouth and saw some clubs go flying. I starting hitting my dentist on the arm and pointed. He said “ Bob hit another bad shot.
My son was at tech while he coach there. He had a friend that was on the team but really never played. He had not seen the guy in a while and asked him what he was doing. Guy told him he was going to graduate school. My son said I’ll bet that is setting you back. The guy told my son that it was not costing him anything. He said that if they graduated Coach would pay all cost for graduate school.
Growing up as a kid in Indianapolis playing basketball every coach I’ve ever had has referenced something from Coach Bob Knight. He was truly a model of Excellence and the fruit of his labor as a coach from his former players speaks of it. RIP Coach
Well-said!!
Nice! And Bird?
In 6th grade I sent a letter to Bobby Knight and several other coaches saying I wanted to play college basketball. Like 1990, height of his fame. As an adult, I'm 5'6", it was not a realistic dream :). But he's the only response I got. And it was less than a month later, I got a letter back. Basketball was the 3rd thing it talked about. Like I'm sure he got tons of this stuff, like all the other coaches I sent letters too. But he's the only one that had clearly thought about it, knew how unlikely it was for anyone to make it as a D1 athlete, and crafted a letter that motivated kids to do well in school, listen to their parents, then practice basketball. Sure, it was a stock letter that was autosigned that went out to many thousands of kids who wrote him. But he actually took the time to think about how to respond to all those letters and send a message the propelled them forward as humans and citizens. As an adult, parent, and youth coach now, that means a lot.
Same here. I mailed a letter to him and have a signed picture from him still to this day.
Stellar!
Legend. There will never be another basketball coach like him. RIP Coach Knight.
Everrrrrrr! AAU/HS/NCAA/NBA! Everrr ! Knight is a LEGEND
As someone born (1970) and raised in Indiana, Coach Knight is the best of all time! There has never been a more plain-spoken man who regrets nothing and stands up for what he believes in. Rest in peace Coach, you deserve it as much as anyone ever has, and thank you!
I am also a born and bred Hoosier from birth, also 1970…….. Well said!
I am also a born and bred Hoosier, but I was born in 1953 and am proud to be a 1976 graduate of IU, so I was there for the best of the best! Coach Knight was my hero. Rest in peace, Coach.
My uncle was teaching @ IU. When I was 12 ('72), I spent a summer in Bloomington with my cousins- one of the best summers of many in my young life. I remember watching Mark Spitz training in the pool. What really stands out is watching the guys playing basketball. Scary! Dude drives the net, gets met with an elbow to the nose, Hoosier-red blood pooling under the net. Best July 4th fireworks show of my life..and I've seen some biggies! 😎
FAVORITE COACH OF ALL TIME!!!!
All things considered, America today could massively benefit from a bunch of Bob Knights teaching our boys and young men.
Sorry, real men don’t explode in rage and berate and bully. He never even tried to restrain his rage. Even accounting for a different era, he was out of control. And that is why even at an institution that idolized him he got canned for assaulting his player.
@@crumdoggy First, your vision is wretched. He didn't assault the player. Second, the unfortunate reality is there are no Knights but plenty of weak-minded numpties like yourself to "guide" young people now, with dismal results the consequence.
First, he didn't assault the young man. The video made that clear. Second, all things considered our young men would definitely benefit greatly from more "Knights" teaching them.
Losers see individuals like Coach Knight, Coach Parcels and Micheal Jordan and say they're bullies. Winners say they were relentless.
@@crumdoggy 'idolise'- that's a big word. No one should ever idolise anyone; we're all flawed. Wonder if they teach that @ IU..
We need more Bobby Knights.
Or Bobby's knights: men of character and compassion, grit and grace
The world needs more coaches and teachers like Bob Knight...RIP
Not sure if it would work today. Living in Denver and seeing couch Prime roll into Boulder with his posse and Louis Vuitton bags one can't help but wonder about how things change and if it is a good thing.
I won’t work today cause society is soft and a bunch of pussies! He was about discipline, Law and ORDER
so true
Lol..Foolish...He mentally and physically abused his players and staff
@@mmoly-cj4bd- Deion and his thug and narcissistic attitude ISN'T good for ANYONE or ANYTHING
That 1984 Team USA Deserves a Full Documentary 😊
Coach Knight , basketball was never my thing. Nor was discipline. I was accidentally exposed to one of your speeches , unfortunately into my mid-twenties. Instantly, I was an admirer. I thought , what a hard s.o.b. ! I grew up with no male influence that didn't come with a bottle. As expected , I'd followed suit. Something deep inside me said , this is exactly what a mentor is. This was in the mid 80s. I constantly scanned sports pages , magazines , for your name.
I'd gradually applied expectations and self discipline to my unruly lifestyle. I liked being challenged and discipline did just that. Not always successful, I always did learn something about myself.
At 60 now , father of 2 sons ,
I used things I learned from you as a template while raising my own. Today , both will say , " he's a hard ass ".
I was and still am. Though a bit softer approach nowadays.
( these softer generations are just pitiful ). I always taught mine to expect more from themselves than those around them did. Be humble , respectful, and lead by example. So far so good.
Thank you from someone you never knew. Your legacy will inspire countless others who dare to examine where many standards of excellence were born. You had a profound effect on this man and I just wanted to acknowledge you as a true mentor from afar.
I was saddened by your passing and hope your family is at peace as I'm sure you are. Thank you again for being true , real , and tough as a pine knot. R.I.P. 💯
T. S.
It's such a rare moment in life when we could take in the words and advice from an all-time great in their field of expertise. This is one of those rare moments and I thank the video uploader, Audiorama, for presenting this opportunity. After reading "A Season On The Brink" by John Feinstein so, so many years ago now, I thought I had a handle on who Bob Knight was. This hour long interview, expertly done by Joe Buck, embellishes and explains the motivations of Coach Knight in that book. I always found him a fascinating man, a great leader of men. And I find myself in today's world, looking for the next Bob Knight.....to no avail.
I share the same insights that you do from this terrific interview, that Joe Buck was very prepared for and excellent flow!
I was from a single parent family. When I look back at my favorite teachers, coaches, scoutmasters and employers I realize it was the life lessons that have stayed with me 50 years later.
Simply the greatest teacher and coach of all time!
I dont care what anyone says about Bobby Knight, I loved the heck out of the guy. We need some Bobby Knights in this world. All he wanted was 110%. Thats what he gave and expected. Simple as that.
If only it were that simple..
What a lovely interview and a rich one in meaning - and, as the ‘apple doesn’t fall far from the treee’, Coach K carried it on… from a Dukie… Blessings
I loved this man. He was a players coach. I was fortunate enough to have a few in my lifetime that understood the true role a coach plays. For those that have served in the military, you understand true leadership. That's Coach Knight. You'd literally have given your life to play for this man. A true legend. RIP Coach Knight.
Players coach? Lol...WTF? A lot of his players COULDN'T stand him, because he mentally and abused them
@@BAKER22-l4u lol WTF are you talking about? Show me the list. Of all the players he coached during his career, I'll guarantee you can't name 10. You jackass.
@@BAKER22-l4u you #1 are soft, and #2 have no idea what you’re talking about. His players loved him and still do to this day. Only ones who had something bad to say are the ones that couldn’t cut it. You would’ve been one of those.
I absolutely loved this interview. To me, this was Coach Knight from the inside out. I have always loved and respected him. He had a big heart, truly cared about others and stuck to his beliefs. THANK YOU, Coach Knight and family for sharing him with his fans. 🏀❤️🇺🇸❤️🏀
Glad you enjoyed it!
I can't wait to watch this video @@YouthIncSports , thank you for creating this... I've been binge watching Coach Knight videos... was not familiar with him previously... thanks again for making these gems available!!!💎💝
There will NEVER be another coach quite like Bobby Knight. Not even close.
Rest in Peace Coach.
I wish there were more people like that: that have a fire in the gut, know what they want and how to get it..then point the way for others. This is what Bobby Knight embodies to me. An unselfish, humble (yeah I said it!) man
@@JustJeph33 agreed!
As a sports fan who was aware of Mr. Knight but not enough to take sides, I want to congrats Joe Buck for being prepared for a terrific flow of an interview that for me and others on the fence, made a lastly tribute to now being 100% pro Mr. Knight!
Grew up in the 70's-80's in Indpls, IN & I'll always remember being an IU basketball fan. The day's of my youth loving that program.
I laughed, I teared 😢up, I smiled, I just can’t get enough! Thank you JB and Coach Knight RIP 🪦 BIG MAN
Great interview. Bob Knight a legend that took no shit from people and helped a lot of people become successful in life.
As a kid who grew up in the sixties,an as a teen in the seventies,my two favorite coaches I revered,learned,loved,an appreciated through out my life BOBBY KNIGHT AN VINCE LOMBARDI !!
Glad you enjoyed the interview
Midwestern kid? Same era, but I'm talkin Wooden, Madden, Lasorda
Growing up just thirty-five miles east from Orrville, Ohio I had the chance to live the life he mentioned in this interview from 1965 until 1985 and I am better for it. You were taught the values of hard work, discipline, NEVER giving less than 100% in anything you do, along with knowing you'd be held accountable for yourself in ALL aspects of life. Respect for elders, teachers and people in authority. These things have slowly eroded and have been forgotten by a VAST amount of people, as the years have passed to where people have to now accept people being mediocre and settling for people being "just average". I also had the privilege of meeting Coach Knight where I am living now in Las Vegas, and I can tell you from experience he was VERY loyal to the people he knew.
We miss you Coach. Thank you for an education for your players, and your preparation, and your hard nosed approach. Thank you for keeping IU clean. And for making this native Hoosier a die hard member of #HoosierNation from the age of 4.
Love, Indiana
He can't hear u, but nice words 🙂
What an amazing interview MR. Buck. I don’t comment much but listen to your podcasts a lot. I was a huge fan of Bobby Knight
Washed this again last night on 10Nov2023... noticing today that there's now 37K views of this video of the 2017 interview of Coach Bob Knight. Bravo! Awesome to see the growing interest to learn about the Coach!
LOVED THIS! I’ve watched it two times straight…. What a story…
Thank you, he truly was one of the greats!
@@YouthIncSports I totally agree, it makes me tear up just posting this.
Thank you coach! I grew up one hour from Bloomington and was fortunate to witness your start at Indiana through your retirement at Texas Tech! You were simply the best!!! And thank you for sending my grandfather a letter of encouragement when he was failing with cancer. RIP coach Knight
My uncle had a brother, Joe Carlson, who was the Captain of the Ohio State basketball Team. One night he and some team mates were out on the town cruising. When a police car pulled their car over the freshman in the backseat was about to have a heart attack. This was a hole new experience for the straight arrow from small town Ohio. The freshman was Bobby Knight. My Dad was a life long coach in three sports. Coaches are a combination of two people. Those that are teachers and those that deal with and follow rules. If you cheat there is no reason for sports. Six degrees of separation.
Bob Knight represents what made America GREAT at one time, AND what is missing virtually entirely in American today... strong men teaching younger men how to be strong men. As a result, we have the country in the state that it's currently in. RIP Coach.
He was a complicated man but damnit - great coach and I think all in great man and did a lot of good for people
One of the reasons I became an IU fan was because of Bob Knight. He made his players go to class and had a squeaky clean program. Granted, he came with baggage, but a kid going to play for coach knew what he was getting in to. Coach had a dislike for the media, and I understood why. They printed all of the negatives, but ask his former players about what he did for them. Landon Turner said that Knight was the first face he saw after he was hospitalized after his accident. Indiana was very fortunate to have had him for as long as they did. IU will never be the same. Rest In Peace coach.
RIP Bob. You were such a wonderful patient coach who, no matter what, rarely showed any emotion on the hardwood. I was in my car when I heard the bad news, so I had no way to throw a chair across the street, but I certainly wanted to. In all seriousness, college basketball will never be the same coach Knight. You will truly be missed sir.
What? The most emotional impatient man in the history of college basketball.
@@BMG19FUNNYDIEdid you not get the sarcasm?? Smh
He was a POS,oops I forgot you probably a MAGA 😅
A patient Coach?
Geez, wake up
Patient coach--ha, ho, hee, lol!! Sarcasm is putting it lightly!!!!
That interview with Coach Knight was and always will be the best interview JB did on his show!
Southern indiana adored this man theres several business that is basically a shrine to bob he is misunderstood by alot of people but say what you want but he was a smart man basketball wise anyway he made new defense and offense for that matter while out in the woods hunting
Fantastic interview, the host was excellent in the way he handled even some of the potentially unpleasant subject matter. Knight was expansive and compelling. Coach Knight was one of the most interesting people to ever walk the earth and one hell of a great basketball coach.
Thank you!
Amen
Joe Buck is the host
I hated that they replaced Joe Buck and they show didn't make 2 seasons
@@harrisongelles685wow really? I had no idea …. jagoff
As a kid who grew up in Indiana in the 70s, I saw him as the model for how to play. He never recruited me (coz I wasn't that good :) but he was such a model for all of us. God rest his soul. Nice work Joe.
Thanks Joe for simply showing the best ever. Going to miss Coach.
No doubt!
One of my favorite coaches in college basketball
Growing up Indiana, I was born in 1972 or basically the start of his firm at Indiana, he’s all I knew; he sure made those cold Indiana knights warm, the pride he carried for our State will never be forgotten.
Look the same forces that are destroying President Trump are the same forces that destroyed time at Indiana
The least I could do was name my son after coach, so my son’s middle game is Montgomery, Just Like Cosches!
RIP Coach
He’s the goat of basketball coaches, any level. These soft ass players, and society can’t handle guys like him.
Exactly billy bragg, you tell em. they probably eat marshmallows and cotton candy, knight would have had them eating nails
@@dabneyoffermein595You butt hurt you MeToo warrior? Biden voter, right?
@@dabneyoffermein595Lol,facts!
100 percent fact! Well stated!
He developed young adults into grown men. I mean to emphasize that education is the most important thing you do at a university was doing things the right way. Well i don't think a angel reese could play for bobby knight. It is not about me it is the team.
Living in Florida I became an Indiana basketball fan watching Coach Knight. RIP Coach Knight. Love this interview.
How bout them Panthers! Ringin in from Jax
Legend. One of the greatest! Thankful I was able to watch his teams play.
Congrats! 229K views in 3 months. Coach Knight is amazingly inspiring!
RIP Coach Knight. Simply the best.
The best interview, yet that captured the essence of this great teacher. I would argue an othercentric person.
Thank you for watching
What a great interview!
Was glad to see coach bury the hatchet with Indiana and come back home to where he belonged. I'm sure Pat Knight, Quinn Buckner, Isaiah Thomas and probably His wife Karen had all to do with that. Thanks for everything coach and may you rest in peace!!!
"Hard Times Create Strong Men, Strong Men Create Good Times, Good Times Create Weak Men, Weak Men Create Hard Times"
He was the BEST. Went to a few of his coaching clinics...Unreal and so good...
That was great. I've always like Bobby. RIP Mr. Knight.
Coach Knight was the best ever. If not the best, the equal to Wooden, Dean Smith and everyone else.
Thanks, Joe, for letting us relive that awesome interview! Coach is a man like no other!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Whenever Coach Knight speaks you can guarantee it will be candid
oh for sure!
What a great man. The world needs more like him.
Great man? Lol...He mentally and physically ABUSED his players, staff and others...WTF is WRONG with you?
@BBAKER22 I bet his players eventually appreciated what he did.Way too many soft people these days
@@BAKER22-l4u THANK YOU!!!
@@BAKER22-l4u here’s softy again. Go sit in the corner.
My favorite College Basketball Coach was a fearlessly meticulously impeccably prepared Coach
He was one of the greats for sure
I love how they play clips from Bob Knight’s past. Almost has a “This Was Your Life” feel. RIP Bob Knight.
Coach Knight is definitely in my top 3 college basketball coaches of all time.. I'm a UNC fan so of course I'm going to pick Dean Smith and Roy Williams for 1 & 2.. However the respect I have for this man is beyond belief.. It's the determination, teaching, drive, grit, and most of all a guide to see kids get there degrees & succeed... You sir are what coaching is all about and you're deeply missed... Thank you for the fire you put under those kids and all the excitement you brought to each & every game I seen you coach... 🙏🏻🤘🏻
Great coach! Great teacher about life too!
We agree!
We need some Bob Knights and Herb Brooks in coaching again
He can be tough, but he was a real man, terrific teacher, and coach.
He wiped his arse and showed his team the tp. GREAT "teacher!"
its an opinion --im allowed to have it. My ex played for him and loved him. Sorry Mr. touchy feely sissy@@uncletony6210
@@uncletony6210yeah when I heard that I puked a bit in my mouth.
Nasty 🤮
@@uncletony6210oh piss off! Man was a TRUE LEGEND AND LEADER! I would of been so lucky to of been taught by a man of his stature
@@CIF-pm7tk Yeah, he probably would HAVE taught you that "would OF" and
to OF" are piss-poor English and don't make sense. So, there you go...
How every time when Coach COULD have blown his own horn, he always deflected that praise onto his players, just gives me chills. The man ALWAYS did this!!!! And Kudos to Buck this interview was fantastic, BUT first and foremost it was FAIR!! No gotcha, Jeremy Schaap (Craap), ESPN bullshit questions.
Spot on with how I felt this interview went. Great stuff
Bull$hit... he always took as much praise as he could and tooted his own horn his whole life.
Coach Knight was and is the reason I am a fan of the Indiana Hoosiers men’s BB team
Love bob knight!!! You know who he is and what he all about! I played for a great man just like him!!
This is really wonderful. Being from Indiana, I have always thought he was the greatest.
This is a really good interview. Rip coach knight.
A true coach of basketball and teacher in life to his players. Almost all of his haters weren't the players or parents of the players he coached. Isiah has said how grateful he was that Knight had the courage to coach him hard and not try to be his friend like most coaches now do..
Very well said!
So much to cover in a career of that length. Wish they could have covered Landon Turner, Larry Bird, and the 1992 coach K conflict.
Discipline appears to be at the core of Coach Knight’s philosophy.
The only thing I didn't like about this interview was that Joe Buck didn't ask the follow-up questions I would've liked. Coach started to explain some things, like why Isiah Thomas's sister was so instrumental in his Isiah's decision to attend IU, but Joe interrupted to move on to the next question.
Great interview! Great Respect for a True Legend!
A true legend indeed
Cheering and tears of joy for me 🤧
Great interview! I am a Buckeye & was always curious of Bob's upbringing.
Coach Knight could have coached any sport and been a champion one of the greatest
One hell of COACH!!! RIP COACH KNIGHT!!!
the great coach of all time
If you played basketball in middle or high school in the 80s, there is a good chance your Coach, coached like Mr
Knight. Thank you Coach Brown.
I played high school ball in Minnesota in the late 80s, and sometimes I hated my coach, who was tough and at times very critical, but now I appreciate what he taught me about basketball and life. Thanks, Coach Thomforde.
Didn’t know about John and Sam Gilbert. Mind blowing. Explains why UCLA was loaded all those years.
Cheating program
I love Coach Bobby Knight
Love listening to Bob Knight. The obsequiousness of Joe Buck is a different matter.
Those days are gone forever! RIP Legend
in '87 The Hoosiers toughest game was the game before the Syracuse/Championship game, and that was the MONSTROUS UNLV team w/ Armon Gilliam and Fred Banks, etc. That game took a lot out of Indiana otherwise they would've handled poorly coached Syracuse a little easier.
Great interview, Joe!
Being a die hard Duke fan and by extension a big fan of Coach K, I followed Indiana basketball closely. Bob Knight is an icon. Unfortunately in the landscape of college basketball, Coach Knight would have lasted a year or two. Where we are today is as a result of the "Me, me, me....I want it now. forget working for it. Pay me now and I'll play harder" mentality. Under Coach Knight, you played, you learned about basketball and life, and you left with a degree. That was the payment, that was the reward. It's all been submarined by greed. I coach middle school basketball still at the age of 78. We have the kids for maybe two years. But it's pure. I so admire Coach Knight for his principles and sticking to His way of doing it. RIP, Coach.
Gotta tell you, this video softens my view of Coach Knight and I'm glad for that. And it needed softening because he was a tough SOB to have anything good to say about him, no?
I’m from Kentucky I miss Bob Knight .
It would be good if they put the date of when this interview was done.
"In 2017 Knight sat down with Indiana alumnus Joe Buck for an hour on his show “Undeniable.” Previously behind a paywall, Audiorama has published the interview in its entirety."
Where has this interview been? Fantastic. This is the only time I’ve heard him talk about his parents. He must have respected Joe Buck.
Last of a dying breed.
A Great Man there will never be another like him!!
Bobby is the opposite of what's wrong with kids and the country today. In a coddled, woke, baby world today, that's what's wrong with the country. Knight could never coach in today's times because of that.
You can go back thru history and read the same thing you wrote. And to lump them in with “what’s wrong with the country” is pretty lazy and nonsensical.
You’re totally right.
Parents in the 90’s weren’t furious at the 90’s “grunge, Kurt Cobain, heroin sheek lifestyle.
And parents in the 1980’s weren’t saying how all the kids and young men with long hair all wanted to be Axel Rose and Bob Jovi and Van Halen and listening to Queen with their “skin tight jeans and girly hair.”
And parents in the 1970’s weren’t saying “what the fuck is the matter with these kids wearing bell bottoms and going to night clubs and disco bars? What is disco???”
And parents in the 1960’s CERTAINLY weren’t saying anything to the “hippie generation” that “tuned in and ‘dropped out’”.
Please don’t fucking lump an entire generation of our young countrymen and women into some “woke, coddled,” whatever the fuck nonsense you just said.
YOU PROBABLY ARE NOT EVEN A PARENT. If so, maybe find a woman (or a man) who can stand you for longer than a single night to actually contemplate raising a fucking child .
Our American kids HAVE ALWAYS pushed the boundaries and we have ALL REAPED the benefits of them. Life may be more “convenient” for this generation but it IS NOT EASIER.
How long would you last in high school with social media? With your attitude? What were you? A bully? Or one of the kids that got bullied? Imagine that shit that you endured broadcasted not just in front of who was there or through word of mouth but put on the internet for all the world to see.
These kids in the end will be just fine and they have their struggles too. It takes strong parenting to raise a child into a strong man or woman.
No self respecting REAL PARENT in their right mind would ever blame the fucking children for the world they are growing up in.
You are a product of your environment.
And the environment these kids are growing up in these days has NEVER BEEN MORE CHALLENGING.
So shut the fuck up. Have some fucking optimism. Point the finger towards the real culprit WHICH IS THE PARENTS. And SHOW SOME FUCKING RESPECT.
Great interview. Priorities in the right place--get a degree; show up to class. RIP Coach
just an AWESOME MAN & PERSON !!!!!