I’ve never predicted anything. All I have ever said is, that we will do the very best we can.
BOBBY KNIGHTI’ve never predicted anything. All I have ever said is, that we will do the very best we can.
BOBBY KNIGHTI’ve never felt my job was to win basketball games – rather, that the essence of my job as a coach was to do everything I could to give my players the background necessary to succeed in life.
BOBBY KNIGHTWhen my time on earth is done and my activities here are past, I want them to bury me upside down, so my critics can kiss my ass.
BOBBY KNIGHTThe biggest difficulty in getting to the top of the ladder is getting through the crowd at the bottom.
BOBBY KNIGHTMy overall point is that ‘one and dones’ are not healthy for college basketball. I should not have made it personal to Kentucky and its players and I apologize.
BOBBY KNIGHTPractice structure determines success.
BOBBY KNIGHTIf I came in to recruit your son, I would tell you, your wife, and your son, that I will be the most demanding coach your son can play for.
BOBBY KNIGHTA coach should never be afraid to ask questions of anyone he could learn from.
BOBBY KNIGHTMost people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.
BOBBY KNIGHTWell, 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.
BOBBY KNIGHTPeople change over the years, and that changes situations, for good and for bad.
BOBBY KNIGHTWriting was far more of an art in the sports world than it is now.
BOBBY KNIGHTWhen we’re playing a good scoring center, we tell our team that it is not our defensive man’s job to stop the center. It’s the responsibility of our perimeter people to stop the ball from going inside.
BOBBY KNIGHTI was worried about losing until I looked down the floor and saw Dale Brown. Then I knew we had a chance.
BOBBY KNIGHTMental toughness is to physical as four is to one.
BOBBY KNIGHTYour biggest opponent isn’t the other guy. It’s human nature.
BOBBY KNIGHT