Sometimes, Throw a Chair

Bobby Knight on why good referees are priceless, what athletes and stockbrokers share and why 'losing is abnormal.'

March 20, 2013 4:23 p.m. ET

Bobby Knight isn't for everyone. If you're a basketball fan, you're likely to regard him as one of the greatest coaches of all time. He is the guy who took the "hurryin' " out of Indiana University's "Hurryin' Hoosiers" brand of racehorse basketball (as his fast-breaking predecessor at IU, Lou Watson, often pointed out). He stressed defense, at least four passes on each offensive possession and what he calls a "mistake-avoidance strategy." He won 11 Big Ten titles and three NCAA championships at IU and coached the U.S. team—Michael Jordan was on it—that captured the gold medal at the...

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