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Chuck Knox

(1932–2018) American Football Player

18 quotes in 144 categories

Chuck Knox was an American football player, best known for Hard Knox.

Quick Facts About Chuck Knox

Born: April 27, 1932
Died: May 13, 2018
Profession: American Football Player
Notable works: Hard Knox

About Chuck Knox

Charles Robert Knox was an American football coach at the high school, collegiate and professional levels. He served as head coach of three National Football League (NFL) teams, the Los Angeles Rams, Buffalo Bills (1978–1982), and Seattle Seahawks (1983–1991). He was a three-time AP NFL Coach of the Year and is a member of the Seahawks Ring of Honor.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Chuck Knox

Winning and losing are both very temporary things. Having done one or the other, you move ahead. Gloating over a victory or…

Competition

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Always have a plan and believe in it. I tell my coaches not to compromise. Nothing good happens by accident. There must…

Accidents

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Winners bring reality up to their vision. Losers bring their vision down to reality.

Dreams

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Conservative coaches have one thing in common; they are unemployed.

Coaches

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There were a lot of big games. But I think one of the biggest was one that will go down as one…

Bigs

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Always have a plan and believe in it. I tell my coaches not to compromise. Nothing good happens by accident.

Accidents

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Don't bemoan your fate. Everybody's not going to be dealt the same hand. Everybody's going to go through tough times.

Fate

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Repeated actions are stored as habits. If the repeated actions aren't fundamentally sound, then what comes out in a game can't be…

Action

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You can concede to an opponent something he hasn't earned. It's one thing to underestimate an opponent. But maybe the worst thing…

Mean

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Most of my cliches aren't original.

Cliche

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If you could have won, you should have.

Ifs

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Remember your six P's - Perfect Practice Prevents Piss Poor Performance.

Legendary

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Football players win football games.

Ball game

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Practice without improvement is meaningless.

Improvement

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I knew I could make a good living working in the mills, ... I decided I didn't want to fuss with the…

Back home

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Always have a plan, and believe in it. Nothing happens by accident.

Accident

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They say the breaks even up in the long run, and the trick is to be a long-distance runner.

Break

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One of the most important qualities for any young athlete is the ability to believe in oneself. If you have confidence in…

Ability

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