220 Quotes by Bobby Knight

You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball.

I think we had an effort, but I don't think we played very well. If you're not scoring and not getting shots, it has a lot to do with defensive play.

All the years I coached, we sent a card to every professor for each kid I had, and I was able to keep track on a daily basis who cut class or who was dropping a grade average. What I did was bring that kid in at 5:00 in the morning, and he would run the stairs from the bottom to the top until I told him to quit.

Parcells and I have learned a lot of things during a lot of years since we first met. But being graceful about losing has never been one of them.

Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.

My mistake was I stayed there too long,

Walking has been ridiculous in college basketball the past 15 years.

All of us learn to write in the second grade. Most of us go on to greater things.

Marsha has done a great job with her teams over her entire career at Texas Tech. Her teams have set a very high standard on how the game of basketball should be played.