Failure, to me, is not having the desire to try. Having the desire to try is in it own way success. — Bobby Knight Basketball Copy Share Image
Learn to do things right and then do them right every time. — Bobby Knight Education Copy Share Image
As his team prepares, a coach's entire being must be concentrated on winning games. — Bobby Knight Being Copy Share Image
In order to achieve to achieve positive results, one must work for them, not hope for them — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
If you're not careful, you can get a grossly over-inflated opinion about your popularity. — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
I don't think my dad ever raised his voice to my mother or to me, ever. — Bobby Knight Dad Copy Share Image
As coaches we talk about two things: offense and defense. There is a third phase we neglect, which is more important. It's… — Bobby Knight Basketball Copy Share Image
Harry Truman, with what he did in dropping and having the guts to drop the bomb in 1944, saved - saved millions… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
We just got our ass beat by a much better team. It happens once in a while. Does every team win every… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
When my time on earth is done and my activities here are past, I want them to bury me upside down, so… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
Do what needs to be done, when it needs to be done the best way it can be done, and do it… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
To be as good as it can be, a team has to buy into what you as the coach are doing. They… — Bobby Knight Coach Copy Share Image
This is like the town council just hired a new marshal to clean up the town, I guarantee you, if I stay… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
I've always felt that, you know, the Almighty has a lot of things to do other than help my basketball team. — Bobby Knight Almighty Copy Share Image
We talk in coaching about "winners" - kids, and I've had a lot of them, who just will not allow themselves or… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
I think that to stop an offense, you must go to the heart of that offense. If it is a particular move,… — Bobby Knight Basketball Copy Share Image
I think the ability to motivate might be interpreted as the ability to lead, or to show people their goals or, perhaps… — Bobby Knight Ability Copy Share Image
In my dealings with the press, I was like the guy who goes into the cathouse and the madam gets him prepared… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
You remember when you were a kid growing up, and believed in Santa Claus? There's not much difference between Santa Claus and… — Bobby Knight Basketball Copy Share Image
Everybody has an opportunity in America. I don't care if guys whine and complain about this or that. You know, no country… — Bobby Knight America Copy Share Image
From the time I started teaching, when I was 21, I've always signed my name Bob Knight. My college coach called me… — Bobby Knight Adult life Copy Share Image
I think a great idea would be involving our various military services along the border all the way from San Diego to… — Bobby Knight America Copy Share Image
All of us learn to write in the second grade. Most of us go on to greater things. — Bobby Knight Education Copy Share Image
From my mother to people that I've known in my lifetime, they've tried to settle me down a little bit. Now I'm… — Bobby Knight Lifetime Copy Share Image
If I came in to recruit your son, I would tell you, your wife, and your son, that I will be the… — Bobby Knight Football Copy Share Image
The biggest difficulty in getting to the top of the ladder is getting through the crowd at the bottom. — Bobby Knight Adversity Copy Share Image
When my time on earth is gone, and my activities here are passed, I want they bury me upside down, and my… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
Probably nobody in America has come close to setting up as many jobs for people with his business as Donald Trump has. — Bobby Knight America Copy Share Image
When somebody asks about the greatest players in history, I start with Bill Russell. More than the best player is the MVP,… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
I sit and wonder why no one uses the shot fake. The shot fake, when used correctly, can eliminate a defender — Bobby Knight Basketball Copy Share Image
I was worried about losing until I looked down the floor and saw Dale Brown. Then I knew we had a chance. — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
People want national championship banners. People want to talk about Indiana being competitive. How do we get there? We don't get there… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
The key is not the will to win... everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important. — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
A primary goal of teaching anything is the advantage that learning gives to people over their competitors who haven't been as well… — Bobby Knight Advantage Copy Share Image
What the hell is a Republican? What the hell is a Democrat? I don't care. I've always urged people to make sure… — Bobby Knight Democrat Copy Share Image
You can't imagine the number of people in professional sports who have come up to me and said, "God, you treat those… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
Positive wish: 'The sun will come out tomorrow.' Negative reality: 'Yeah, and it will flash brand-new daylight on the same old mess… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
Discipline is knowing what to do. Knowing when to do it. Doing it to the best of your abilities. Doing it that… — Bobby Knight Ability Copy Share Image
