Quote

We should not have to push you to work hard, you should work hard because you want to be a great player.

Bobby Knight

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Bobby Knight
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: October 25
Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
Coach
Massillon
Ohio
Robert Montgomery Knight
Bobby Knight
The General
Hockey
Push
Basketball
Player
Hard
Great
Work

More quotes by Bobby Knight

Image
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.
Bobby Knight
Image
A coach should never be afraid to ask questions of anyone he could learn from.
Bobby Knight
Image
Son, my name isn't Knight to you, it's coach Knight or it's Mr. Knight. I don't call people by their last name and neither should you.
Bobby Knight
Image
Players must be able to carry out simple instructions from the bench to the court. If they can't, then they can't play
Bobby Knight
Image
Well, I think it's pretty much established that I just didn't have any interest in coaching in the pros.
Bobby Knight
Image
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 to those who are in need. Your assistance is really beneficial and will be greatly welcomed and appreciated.
Bobby Knight
Image
Good basketball always starts with good defense!
Bobby Knight
Image
People want national championship banners. People want to talk about Indiana being competitive. How do we get there? We don't get there with milk and cookies.
Bobby Knight
Image
As I've said, basketball has been, I think, a real cooperative venture. There have been a lot of people that have been involved in it: coaches, administrators - not recently - fans and nobody, nobody any more so than students over the years.
Bobby Knight
Image
I don't have to wait until the next morning to regret something I did that was kinda dumb.
Bobby Knight
Image
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.
Bobby Knight
Image
Don't fight the rabbits. If you fight the rabbits, the elephants are going to kill you.
Bobby Knight
Image
I recognize that I have a problem with my temper. For those times it has ever caused me to do anything that gave anyone understandable and justifiable reason to be upset, I am sincerely sorry.
Bobby Knight
Image
Basketball may have been invented in Massachusetts, but it was made for Indiana.
Bobby Knight
Image
You can't imagine the number of people in professional sports who have come up to me and said, God, you treat those assholes like I'd like to treat them. And my question is, Then why don't you?.
Bobby Knight
Image
As coaches we talk about two things: offense and defense. There is a third phase we neglect, which is more important. It's conversion from offense to defense and defense to offense.
Bobby Knight
Image
We just got our ass beat by a much better team. It happens once in a while. Does every team win every game?
Bobby Knight
Image
Victory favors the team making the fewest mistakes.
Bobby Knight
Image
The will to succeed is important, but what's more important is the will to prepare.
Bobby Knight
Image
The red I wear is Indiana's red, not Moscow's red. Indiana was here long before communism.
Bobby Knight