Bobby Knight Quotes


I watched the guy that hits a home run, and he comes across the plate and he points skyward, like thanking for the help from the Almighty to hit the home run. And as he does that, I say to myself, 'God screwed the pitcher.' And I don't know how else you look at it.


Citations

Knight, Bob, and Bob Hammel. The Power of Negative Thinking: An Unconventional Approach to Achieving Positive Results. New Harvest, 2013, p. 119.

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Bobby Knight
Bobby Knight
  • Born: October 25, 1940
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Coach

Robert Montgomery Knight is an American former basketball coach. Often referred to as "Bobby Knight" and nicknamed "the General", Knight won 902 NCAA Division I men's college basketball games, a record at the time of his retirement, and currently fourth all-time, behind his former player and assistant coach Mike Krzyzewski of Duke, Roy Williams, and Jim Boeheim of Syracuse, of which Krzyzewski and Boeheim are still active. Knight is best known as the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers from 1971 to 2000. He also coached at Texas Tech (2001–2008) and at Army (1965–1971).