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Originally Posted by troll4poker

There is a bit of a backstory to this one, but bear with me. While in college I dated a girl whose God parents were close friends with a Big Ten college basketball coach. We went to a few games and sat directly behind the bench and i got some great photos. Anyway, one evening when I was to pick her up for dinner she calls and tells me to bring one of the 8x10s that i had printed and her God parents were going to get it signed for me. I pick her up and we go by their home to drop off the pic and as we walk into the television room I see The General Robert (Bobby) Montgomery Knight sitting on the sofa. (I was later told that the look on my face was priceless). We spent the entire evening talking and socializing with him about everything EXCEPT basketball. At the end of the evening as we are leaving he invites me and my dates Godfather to Bloomington for a round of golf. I at that point in my golfing life was a 6 Hcp and was pretty comfortable playing against anyone on any given day, however on that day I shot the worst round I had the entire season (nerves i guess). To understand this u have to understand the mentality of a boy growing up in Indiana, playing basketball in Indiana, and having your favorite college team winning the National Championship the year before and your playing partner for the day being the coach of that team.

For all of you Bobby Knight critics, I will tell you what I have always told my mom (who cant stand him). I dont agree or even like some of the things he has done and if all you ever see or know of the man is what is seen on the televised games, Sportscenter, or any other sportscast, you have every right to have dislike for him, BUT having spent some time with him in person, listening to him talk informedly and intelligentally (sp) on several subjects OTHER than basketball, I have even more respect for him than I ever did before.

And just for the record, I was able to play with him a couple of times, (subsequently better rounds than that first one) and he is as intense on the golf course as he is on the basketball court.

I can't provide the link here, but there is a youtube video of Coach Knight getting a bunker lesson that's one of the funniest things I've ever seen.