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Bob Knight

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When my time on earth is gone and my activities here are past, I want they bury me upside down, and my critics can kiss my ass.
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From a public address given by Knight at Indiana University. As reported by BBC Sports, Knight moves to Texas, by Kevin Asseo, 22 March, 2001. The quotation can be heard on "Bob Knight Sportscenter Top 10 Soundbites". The quotation may be attributed to a longer poem from a 1970's poster, titled "To My Critics," that depicted a drawing of a man laying face down with lipstick covering his bare buttocks.

 
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