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By The Associated Press | Tuesday, January 02, 2007 | (No comments posted.)
"You are the best there's ever been. I'm so glad you've been my mentor, you've been my coach and you've been my friend. On behalf of all the players and coaches who've been fortunate enough to be a part of your system, we want to congratulate you on this. It's really not surprising to the guys who played for you or coached with you."
-- Mike Krzyzewski, Duke head coach who was a captain under Knight at Army and an assistant for him at Indiana. ------
"A milestone such as this deserves to go to someone like Coach Knight. He's a value-based coach who coaches more than the game, he coaches men to be men. He teaches you how to walk outside and present yourself, how to carry and conduct yourself. I love him. There is no way I would be president and head coach of the New York Knicks if I did not play for Bob Knight. It just would not have happened. If I had to do it all over again, I would never, ever want to play for another coach."
-- Isiah Thomas, president and head coach of the New York Knicks who played for Knight at Indiana from 1980-81. ------
"Congratulations to Coach Knight, and especially to the many young men who played for him over the years".
-- Myles Brand, NCAA president and the man who fired Knight at Indiana. ------
"I send along my sincere congratulations. This is an accomplishment that represents a career of dedication to young people, an appreciation for the game and a love of competition. I respect and admire Bob Knight tremendously as a professional, and I hold him in much higher regard as a person." -- Cowboys coach Bill Parcells, who's been friends with Knight since both worked at Army in the 1960s. ------
"I heard you were great friends with Ted Williams, and I remember once reading a story where Ted Williams was asked, 'When you walk down the street, what do you want people to say about you?' Ted Williams said, 'I want them to say there goes the greatest hitter who ever played the game.' I think again the same thing could be said about you. If someone sees you walk down the street, they would say 'there goes the greatest basketball coach ever."'
-- Texas coach Rick Barnes. ------
"What a great accomplishment, becoming the winningest coach in college basketball. Being able to reach that feat while coaching at three great but different universities and programs shows what type of coach he really is. This is an honor that all of us that played for him will feel a part of. I wish him the best of luck in the years to come."
-- Randy Wittman, Minnesota Timberwolves assistant coach who played at Indiana from 1980-83. ------
"If I have said it once, I've said it many times, I owe a tremendous amount of gratitude for Coach Knight and everything he has taught me. I learned a lot from playing for him at Indiana, and he continually stressed the value of an education to each of the men who wore the Cream and Crimson. Among the many coaches I've played for and coached under, he stands at the top of the list. He is deserving of this honor. It speaks volumes to the success he's enjoyed at Indiana and Texas Tech, and I'm happy to consider him a mentor and a friend."
-- Mike Woodson, Atlanta Hawks head coach who played at Indiana from 1977-80.
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