Quotes from Coach Knight

Some quotes from Bob Knight, accomplished coach, current analyst, passionate teacher - they may have been spoken years ago, but they still apply today:

• you build winning teams on character, NOT characters
• victory favours the team that makes the fewest mistakes
• my goal with any player who's ever come here, is to have their parent come up to me after our last game and say "thank you"
• I try to win basketball games and, at the same time, prepare my players for the rest of their lives
• a coach must remember that he is a teacher, and therefore must prepare his team for every possible situation that may develop
• the will to prepare to win is more important than the will to win