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It speaks volumes about his from his mentors to his players, glad to share with young people:
character. He has done so and everyone else along the way. “It’s extremely important to find
many fundraisers. He’s raised He loves hunting, fishing and what you are good at doing and
millions for universities. He has golf, and he likes taking people work hard at it. It’s not what you
done so many things for others with him. “I enjoy people.” want to do, but what you can
that people don’t know about. Often, when someone calls him, do. Pay attention. Never forget
We get letters and thank you it’s to ask a favor. “I always try to improve. When things do go
notes all the time from people to help, if I can.” He reminisced well, you have a responsibility to
he has helped.” She read one about waiting in countless lines help other people.”
they’d received that day, and to get autographs from his
produced another one from a favorite athletes, so even when Bobby and Karen Knight agree
little girl, asking for a note to her he doesn’t feel like it, he is happy that they are happy they chose
grandmother. Coach asked, “We to give his away. And Karen to retire in the Lubbock area.
sent that, didn’t we?” added, “And he always takes “We’ve made a lot of good
time to connect with people.” friends here. We have a lot of
“He is loyal to a fault,” Karen wonderful friends at Texas Tech.
continued. “He has such The seasoned coach has And there are plenty of great
integrity. He doesn’t say just accumulated some wisdom he is ballgames to attend.” Nobody
what people want to knows better than
hear. What you see is Coach Knight
what you get.” After what it takes to
30 years of marriage, win. He is very
she is still impressed proud of the Red
with how smart and Raiders, especially
resourceful he is the current men’s
and “unbelievably basketball team.
observant.” “They are all
champions.”
Apparently, the A little one-on-
feeling is mutual. one time with
Coach Knight Bobby and Karen
mentioned more Knight reveals
than once how smart so much more
his wife is. “Karen than newspaper
reminds me of my or internet
mother – very smart. articles, or even
She was a really good Wikipedia. They
athlete, basketball are gracious
player and coach. and grateful,
She never ceases to thoughtful and
amaze me.” generous; and
Lubbock is
Bobby Knight is lucky to have
grateful for the them in our
people in his life – neighborhood.
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