All Bobby Knight Quotes
- I don't believe in luck, I believe in preparation. Believe
- I was worried about losing until I looked down the floor and saw Dale Brown. Then I knew we had a chance. Brown
- Victory favors the team making the fewest mistakes. Favors
- There are times when my passion for basketball led me into confrontations that I could have handled a lot better. I've always been too confrontational,… Basketball
- If universities want to save a little money, they ought to make some cutbacks in administration and in faculty people who teach one class a… Administration
- I'm not sure that an athlete is prepared to be a role model. He has a lot of attention paid to him that he shouldn't… Athlete
- Basketball may have been invented in Massachusetts, but it was made for Indiana. Basketball
- I would rather be thought of as a teacher than a coach. Coach
- You play ball against yourself; your opponent is your potential. Ball
- I think the ability to motivate might be interpreted as the ability to lead, or to show people their goals or, perhaps more important, what… Ability
- Don't fight the rabbits. If you fight the rabbits, the elephants are going to kill you. Elephants
- It has always been my thought that the most important single ingredient to success in athletics or life is discipline. I have many times felt… All
- My overall point is that 'one and dones' are not healthy for college basketball. I should not have made it personal to Kentucky and its… Apologize
- Discipline is knowing what to do. Knowing when to do it. Doing it to the best of your abilities. Doing it that way every single… Abilities
- America has the greatest reputation in the world for helping others whenever and wherever disaster strikes. Now, more than ever,it's important for us to contribute… America
- This is like the town council just hired a new marshal to clean up the town, I guarantee you, if I stay here long enough,… Clean
- If you're not careful, you can get a grossly over-inflated opinion about your popularity. Careful
- Positive wish: 'The sun will come out tomorrow.' Negative reality: 'Yeah, and it will flash brand-new daylight on the same old mess unless something is… Brand
- Good planning avoids the need for fixing up a project that plowed ahead without thought... about potential pitfalls. Ahead
- So when I hear a guy after a game-winning home run say or gesture that God was on his side, I think to myself, 'He's… Game
- For me to get an award from the press, I know there's been no favoritism. Award
- Superiority and success doesn't favor good effort or self-esteem... The mentally precise and physically fit win, while the mediocre and obtuse take solace in hopeful… Cliche
- When my time on earth is gone, and my activities here are passed, I want they bury me upside down, and my critics can kiss… Activities
- The will to succeed is important, but what's more important is the will to prepare. Business
- Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win. Basketball