220 Quotes by Bobby Knight

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.

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

Everybody hears, but few listen.

Passing is your best weapon against man to man. Dribble penetration is your best weapon against zone.

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.

The will to succeed is important, but what’s more important is the will to prepare.

I just love the game of basketball so much. The game! I don’t need the 18,000 people screaming and all the peripheral things. To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation.

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

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.