This is an excerpt from Bob Knight's book. Bob Knight wrote this story- I tried to teach my son Pat a lesson once when he was really young. - maybe eight or nine- and he talked me into playing pool against him. He really had no chancegfiven our respetrive skills, but I didn't like how carelessly he was playing, so I finished him off pretty fast. He started to rack the balls up to play again, and i just walked away, saying, " No, Pat, I don't want to play any more until you get better. Sometimes in sports or life, you just get one shot at it and you'd better be ready. You sure weren't ready today."
Several weeks later, we played again, and Pat actually beat me. I was stunned. I thought we were just starting an hour or so of playing, but he turned, walked up the stairs, and said, "No, Dad, sometimes you just get one chance. " Lesson learned. If you only get one chance, be prepared and don't miss it.
Several weeks later, we played again, and Pat actually beat me. I was stunned. I thought we were just starting an hour or so of playing, but he turned, walked up the stairs, and said, "No, Dad, sometimes you just get one chance. " Lesson learned. If you only get one chance, be prepared and don't miss it.