Hi guys, Ben Parker from Cardinal Sports Report (Stanford Rivals) here. Following Stanford women's basketball's game against Indiana on Sunday, I asked Tara VanDerveer about the impact Bobby Knight had on her as a coach. I'm sure some of you already know, but she went to Indiana and really honed her craft watching Knight's practices. Her full quote is below:
“I’m really just, even seeing those striped pants that some people think are ugly, I love them. It just brought me back to being there and just how much he helped me be like who I am as a coach. I mean obviously, we have different personalities. But I learned so much. I took his coaching class, he said you can come to practice and watch, I don’t think he knew I was going to come to every practice. But I learned a lot. I learned a lot about running practices and he was a great teacher and he was a great friend. So, I just get kinda emotional thinking about it honestly.”
“I’m really just, even seeing those striped pants that some people think are ugly, I love them. It just brought me back to being there and just how much he helped me be like who I am as a coach. I mean obviously, we have different personalities. But I learned so much. I took his coaching class, he said you can come to practice and watch, I don’t think he knew I was going to come to every practice. But I learned a lot. I learned a lot about running practices and he was a great teacher and he was a great friend. So, I just get kinda emotional thinking about it honestly.”
