I'm not sure that an athlete is prepared to be a role model. He has a lot of attention paid to him… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
My dad was a very quiet person, and unbelievably tough. But my grandmother gave me my first look at negative thinking to… — Bobby Knight 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 Copy Share Image
A quick way for any player to make himself better is to think about what he himself doesn't like to play against — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
When I first started coaching, one of the worst things that I think I heard was 'It will be O.K.' I would… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
So when I hear a guy after a game-winning home run say or gesture that God was on his side, I think… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
I think that we as a people are always prone to think about, well, tomorrow will be a better day. Well, why… — Bobby Knight 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 Copy Share Image
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… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
My overall point is that 'one and dones' are not healthy for college basketball. I should not have made it personal to Kentucky and… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
There are as many guys in coaching who do a lousy job as there are in the media. Those are two professions that are… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
The goal is to make practice more difficult, physically/mentally, than anything your players will face during a game. — 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
I've always felt that, you know, the Almighty has a lot of things to do other than help my basketball team. — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
Good planning avoids the need for fixing up a project that plowed ahead without thought... about potential pitfalls. — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
Everybody wants to be on a championship team, but nobody wants to come to practice. — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
Basketball is a full court game, so every drill must be done full court. — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
