Knute Rockne Quotes

Biography
Type: Coach
Nationality: American
Born: March 4, 1888
Died: March 31, 1931


A coach's greatest asset is his sense of responsibility - the reliance placed on him by his players.
Knute Rockne

At home we're the hosts, and I never liked the idea of being embarrased in front of our friends.
Knute Rockne

Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points.
Knute Rockne

Drink the first. Sip the second slowly. Skip the third.
Knute Rockne

Football is a game played with arms, legs and shoulders but mostly from the neck up.
Knute Rockne

Four years of football are calculated to breed in the average man more of the ingredients of success in life than almost any academic course he takes.
Knute Rockne

Generalities don't count and won't help you in football.
Knute Rockne

I enjoy talking to my football men and my chemistry classes and I feel sure that they are quite interested in what I have to say.
Knute Rockne

I'm getting sick and tired of doing anything half-way.
Knute Rockne

I've found that prayers work best when you have big players.
Knute Rockne

If I flop, let 'em pan me.
Knute Rockne

If we're a hit, let 'em say anything they want.
Knute Rockne

It isn't necessary to see a good tackle. You can hear it.
Knute Rockne

It's my show.
Knute Rockne

Let's win one for the Gipper.
Knute Rockne

Most men, when they think they are thinking, are merely rearranging their prejudices.
Knute Rockne

On the road we're somebody else's guests - and we play in a way that they're not going to forget we visited them.
Knute Rockne

One loss is good for the soul, Too many losses is not good for the coach.
Knute Rockne

One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it.
Knute Rockne

Play like you're positive on the victory, even though they're leading big now.
Knute Rockne