Explore Quotes by Bobby Knight

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 have, and then the athletes tend to think of themselves as better than they are.

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, especially when I know I'm right.

Victory favors the team making the fewest mistakes.

I was worried about losing until I looked down the floor and saw Dale Brown. Then I knew we had a chance.

When I first started coaching, one of the worst things that I think I heard was 'It will be O.K.' I would wonder, 'How the hell is it going to be O.K.?' The worst word in the English language is 'hope.'

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 a coach at Kentucky who put two schools on probation and he's still coaching. I really don't understand that.

I don't believe in luck, I believe in preparation.

At one point, I said to the officials that you guys haven't called walking for 20 years, now you don't know what it is. When you call walking, you're about half right.

I think that we as a people are always prone to think about, well, tomorrow will be a better day. Well, why will it be a better day? And I think the more that we believe in doing things better, doing the right thing rather than hoping that that's going to happen, let's make it happen.

You are never going to be driven anywhere worthwhile, but you sure as hell drive yourself to a lot of great places. It is up to you to drive yourself there.

I hate casual shooting. Every shot is preceded by working to get open and catch and shoot under game like conditions

In order to achieve to achieve positive results, one must work for them, not hope for them

What is the best thing you can do in a close game? Drive to the basket and put pressure on the defense! Not jack up jump shots

Players must be able to carry out simple instructions from the bench to the court. If they can't, then they can't play

A quick way for any player to make himself better is to think about what he himself doesn't like to play against

I sit and wonder why no one uses the shot fake. The shot fake, when used correctly, can eliminate a defender

Defense is all about helping. No one can guard a good dribbler, You have to walk kids through how to help and then how to help the helper

Offense is not equal opportunity

Good basketball always starts with good defense!

Perform drills that force your players to think

The single most important aspect of coaching is running effective practices