16 quotes
"It is better to anticipate than to react."
- Bobby Knight
Awareness
"The key is not the ‘will to win’… everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important"
- Bobby Knight
Hard Work
"Do what needs to be done, when it needs to be done the best way it can be done, and do it that way every time."
- Bobby Knight
Hard Work
"Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win."
- Bobby Knight
Hard Work
"I don't believe in luck, I believe in preparation."
- Bobby Knight
Hard Work
"The key is not the will to win... everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important."
- Bobby Knight
Hard Work
"You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball."
- Bobby Knight
Teamwork
"The key is not the will to win. Everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important."
- Bobby Knight
Success
"Success is performing to the limit of your potential."
- Bobby Knight
Success
"I don’t believe in luck, I believe in preparation."
- Bobby Knight
Responsibility
"The will to win is important, but what’s more important is the will to prepare to win."
- Bobby Knight
Determination
"The will to win is important, but what's more important is the will to prepare to win."
- Bobby Knight
Determination
"Good basketball always starts with good defense!"
- Bobby Knight
Determination
"I'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 Knight
Education
"Coaches shouldn't have to push you to work hard. You should push yourself because you want to be a great player."
- Bobby Knight
Self-improvement
"Discipline is the mark of a true champion."
- Bobby Knight
Achievement