--- title: "13 Coaches Quotes By Bobby Knight" description: "13 Coaches quotes by Bobby Knight. Plus more from Bobby Knight and more Coaches sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af4/bobby-knight-2680_being_as-his-team-prepares-a-coach-s-entire-be_1223402.png" --- > [As his team prepares, a coach's entire being must be concentrated on winning games.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/as-his-team-prepares-a-coach-s-entire-being-must-be-concentrated-on/) [Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af4/bobby-knight-2680_being_as-his-team-prepares-a-coach-s-entire-be_1223402.png) > [A coach should never be afraid to ask questions of anyone he could learn from.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/a-coach-should-never-be-afraid-to-ask-questions-of-anyone-he-could/) [Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/bobby-knight-2680_ask-questions_a-coach-should-never-be-afraid-to-ask-qu_1542264.png) > [The structure of your practice is the main reason for your success or lack of success as a coach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/the-structure-of-your-practice-is-the-main-reason-for-your-success-or/) [Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e87/bobby-knight-2680_coach_the-structure-of-your-practice-is-the-ma_301415.png) > [I would rather be thought of as a teacher than a coach.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/i-would-rather-be-thought-of-as-a-teacher-than-a-coach/) [Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65f/bobby-knight-2680_coach_i-would-rather-be-thought-of-as-a-teache_1281343.png) > [Son, my name isn't Knight to you, it's Coach Knight or it's Mr. Knight. I don't call people by their last name…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/son-my-name-isn-t-knight-to-you-it-s-coach-knight-or-it-s-mr-knight-i/) [Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3f/bobby-knight-2680_basketball_son-my-name-isn-t-knight-to-you-it-s-coa_404933.png) > [I've never felt my job was to win basketball games - rather, that the essence of my job as a coach was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/i-ve-never-felt-my-job-was-to-win-basketball-games-rather-that-the/) [Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/bobby-knight-2680_backgrounds_i-ve-never-felt-my-job-was-to-win-basket_2592972.png) > [As coaches we talk about two things: offense and defense. There is a third phase we neglect, which is more important. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/as-coaches-we-talk-about-two-things-offense-and-defense-there-is-a/) [Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/819/bobby-knight-2680_basketball_as-coaches-we-talk-about-two-things-offe_1636455.jpg) > [To be as good as it can be, a team has to buy into what you as the coach are doing. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/to-be-as-good-as-it-can-be-a-team-has-to-buy-into-what-you-as-the/) [Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be2/bobby-knight-2680_coach_to-be-as-good-as-it-can-be-a-team-has-to_1495578.png) > [There are as many guys in coaching who do a lousy job as there are in the media. Those are two professions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/there-are-as-many-guys-in-coaching-who-do-a-lousy-job-as-there-are-in/) [Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d97/bobby-knight-2680_coaches_there-are-as-many-guys-in-coaching-who-d_50769.png) > [We've gotten into this situation where integrity is really lacking and that's why I'm glad I'm not coaching. You see we've got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/we-ve-gotten-into-this-situation-where-integrity-is-really-lacking/) [Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9f/bobby-knight-2680_coach_we-ve-gotten-into-this-situation-where-i_1102762.png) > [We talk in coaching about "winners" - kids, and I've had a lot of them, who just will not allow themselves or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/we-talk-in-coaching-about-winners-kids-and-i-ve-had-a-lot-of-them-who/) [Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb4/bobby-knight-2680_coaches_we-talk-in-coaching-about-winners-kids-a_2661863.jpg) > [From the time I started teaching, when I was 21, I've always signed my name Bob Knight. My college coach called me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/from-the-time-i-started-teaching-when-i-was-21-i-ve-always-signed-my/) [Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b9/bobby-knight-2680_adult-life_from-the-time-i-started-teaching-when-i_1997164.png) > [As I've said, basketball has been, I think, a real cooperative venture. There have been a lot of people that have been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/as-i-ve-said-basketball-has-been-i-think-a-real-cooperative-venture/) [Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cb/bobby-knight-2680_administrators_as-i-ve-said-basketball-has-been-i-think_2947856.png) ## Other authors on Coaches ## More by Bobby Knight > [I also believe that when something negative comes out about you in the media, that's only one person's opinion. These guys sometimes believe they've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/i-also-believe-that-when-something-negative-comes-out-about-you-in/) [Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/) > [My overall point is that 'one and dones' are not healthy for college basketball. I should not have made it personal to Kentucky and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/my-overall-point-is-that-one-and-dones-are-not-healthy-for-college/) [Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/) > [There are as many guys in coaching who do a lousy job as there are in the media. Those are two professions that are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/there-are-as-many-guys-in-coaching-who-do-a-lousy-job-as-there-are-in/) [Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/) > [The goal is to make practice more difficult, physically/mentally, than anything your players will face during a game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/the-goal-is-to-make-practice-more-difficult-physically-mentally-than/) [Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/) > [My practices were not set up to be easy or enjoyed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/my-practices-were-not-set-up-to-be-easy-or-enjoyed/) [Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/) > [The key is not the will to win... everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/the-key-is-not-the-will-to-win-everybody-has-that-it-is-the-will-to/) [Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/) > [I've always felt that, you know, the Almighty has a lot of things to do other than help my basketball team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/i-ve-always-felt-that-you-know-the-almighty-has-a-lot-of-things-to-do/) [Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/) > [To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/to-me-the-most-enjoyable-part-is-the-practice-and-preparation/) [Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/) > [Good planning avoids the need for fixing up a project that plowed ahead without thought... about potential pitfalls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/good-planning-avoids-the-need-for-fixing-up-a-project-that-plowed/) [Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/) > [Victory favors the team making the fewest mistakes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/victory-favors-the-team-making-the-fewest-mistakes/) [Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/) > [Everybody wants to be on a championship team, but nobody wants to come to practice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/everybody-wants-to-be-on-a-championship-team-but-nobody-wants-to-come/) [Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/) > [Basketball is a full court game, so every drill must be done full court.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/basketball-is-a-full-court-game-so-every-drill-must-be-done-full-court/) [Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/) > [Pat has been instrumental in what we've done here so far and the most selfish thing for me is that I want to see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/pat-has-been-instrumental-in-what-we-ve-done-here-so-far-and-the-most/) [Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/) > [Everybody hears, but few listen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/everybody-hears-but-few-listen/) [Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/) > [Defense is all about helping. No one can guard a good dribbler, You have to walk kids through how to help and then how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/defense-is-all-about-helping-no-one-can-guard-a-good-dribbler-you/) [Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coaches/bobby-knight/#itemlist", "name": "13 Coaches Quotes By Bobby Knight", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As his team prepares, a coach's entire being must be concentrated on winning games.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bobby Knight" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/as-his-team-prepares-a-coach-s-entire-being-must-be-concentrated-on/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af4/bobby-knight-2680_being_as-his-team-prepares-a-coach-s-entire-be_1223402.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af4/bobby-knight-2680_being_as-his-team-prepares-a-coach-s-entire-be_1223402.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af4/bobby-knight-2680_being_as-his-team-prepares-a-coach-s-entire-be_1223402.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As his team prepares, a coach's entire being must be concentrated on winning games.” — Bobby Knight", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A coach should never be afraid to ask questions of anyone he could learn from.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bobby Knight" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/a-coach-should-never-be-afraid-to-ask-questions-of-anyone-he-could/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/bobby-knight-2680_ask-questions_a-coach-should-never-be-afraid-to-ask-qu_1542264.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/bobby-knight-2680_ask-questions_a-coach-should-never-be-afraid-to-ask-qu_1542264.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/bobby-knight-2680_ask-questions_a-coach-should-never-be-afraid-to-ask-qu_1542264.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A coach should never be afraid to ask questions of anyone he could learn from.” — Bobby Knight", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The structure of your practice is the main reason for your success or lack of success as a coach", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bobby Knight" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/the-structure-of-your-practice-is-the-main-reason-for-your-success-or/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e87/bobby-knight-2680_coach_the-structure-of-your-practice-is-the-ma_301415.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e87/bobby-knight-2680_coach_the-structure-of-your-practice-is-the-ma_301415.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e87/bobby-knight-2680_coach_the-structure-of-your-practice-is-the-ma_301415.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The structure of your practice is the main reason for your success or lack of success as a coach” — Bobby Knight", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I would rather be thought of as a teacher than a coach.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bobby Knight" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/i-would-rather-be-thought-of-as-a-teacher-than-a-coach/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65f/bobby-knight-2680_coach_i-would-rather-be-thought-of-as-a-teache_1281343.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65f/bobby-knight-2680_coach_i-would-rather-be-thought-of-as-a-teache_1281343.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65f/bobby-knight-2680_coach_i-would-rather-be-thought-of-as-a-teache_1281343.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I would rather be thought of as a teacher than a coach.” — Bobby Knight", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Son, my name isn't Knight to you, it's Coach Knight or it's Mr. Knight. 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There aren't a hell of a lot of really good coaches or writers.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bobby Knight" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/there-are-as-many-guys-in-coaching-who-do-a-lousy-job-as-there-are-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d97/bobby-knight-2680_coaches_there-are-as-many-guys-in-coaching-who-d_50769.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d97/bobby-knight-2680_coaches_there-are-as-many-guys-in-coaching-who-d_50769.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d97/bobby-knight-2680_coaches_there-are-as-many-guys-in-coaching-who-d_50769.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There are as many guys in coaching who do a lousy job as there are in the media. 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I really don't understand that.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bobby Knight" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/we-ve-gotten-into-this-situation-where-integrity-is-really-lacking/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9f/bobby-knight-2680_coach_we-ve-gotten-into-this-situation-where-i_1102762.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9f/bobby-knight-2680_coach_we-ve-gotten-into-this-situation-where-i_1102762.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9f/bobby-knight-2680_coach_we-ve-gotten-into-this-situation-where-i_1102762.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We've gotten into this situation where integrity is really lacking and that's why I'm glad I'm not coaching…” — Bobby Knight", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We talk in coaching about \"winners\" - kids, and I've had a lot of them, who just will not allow themselves or their team to lose. Coaches call that a will to win. I don't. I think that puts the emphasis in the wrong place. Everybody has a will to win. 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