Bobby Knight

Coach

1940-10-25 – 2023-11-01

Bobby Knight was an American basketball coach best known for leading Indiana University to multiple NCAA championships. He became one of the most prominent and polarizing figures in college basketball.

Quotes by Bobby Knight

In order to achieve positive results, one must work for them, not hope for them.
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In order to achieve positive results, one must work for them, not hope for them.
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You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball.
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From my standpoint, I would make it very difficult on the NBA to even have any association with college basketball. I think it's ludicrous the way they take kids away that are certainly not prepared to play.
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The will to succeed is important, but what's more important is the will to prepare.
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When somebody asks about the greatest players in history, I start with Bill Russell. More than the best player is the MVP, and the MVP in the history of team sports is Bill Russell.
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My dad was a very quiet person, and unbelievably tough. But my grandmother gave me my first look at negative thinking to bring about positive results. When I was just a little guy, anytime I came to my grandmother and said I wish for this or that, Grandma would say, 'If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.'
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I'm an unemployed teacher right now and I'm looking for a place to teach.
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I don't understand the NBA in that, each time they bring in a one-and-done kid, they have to release a veteran player on a roster. I don't understand why their players association condones that.
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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 my ass!
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We need a Donald Trump more than we've ever needed anybody since George Washington.
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I watched the guy that hits a home run, and he comes across the plate and he points skyward, like thanking for the help from the Almighty to hit the home run. And as he does that, I say to myself, 'God screwed the pitcher.' And I don't know how else you look at it.
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During my 40-year coaching career at West Point, Indiana and Texas Tech, my teams reached the Final Four on five occasions, winning the national championship three times.
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Everybody has an opportunity in America. I don't care if guys whine and complain about this or that. You know, no country affords its inhabitants the opportunities that the U.S.A. gives to its people.
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The will to succeed is important, but what's even more important is the will to prepare.
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