Knute Rockne Quotes

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

Forget, Play, Else

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

Sports, Far, Teaching

Yes, I now that you feel you are not strong enough. That's what the enemy thinks too. But we're gonna fool them.
Knute Rockne

Fool, Strong, Enemy

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

Game, Football, Played

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

Strong, Become, Until

Show me a good and gracious loser and I'll show you a failure.
Knute Rockne

Failure, Good, Loser

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

Tired, Sick, Getting

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

Men, Thinking, Prejudices

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

Good, Hear, Necessary

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

Greatest, Him, Sense

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

Home, Friends, Idea

The secret is to work less as individuals and more as a team. As a coach, I play not my eleven best, but my best eleven.
Knute Rockne

Work, Best, Play

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

Work, Best, Big

Let's win one for the Gipper.
Knute Rockne

Win or lose, do it fairly.
Knute Rockne

Win, Lose, Fairly

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

Second, Drink, Third

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

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

Positive, Play, Victory

Win one for the Gipper.
Knute Rockne

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

Help, Football, Won

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

Men, Football, Enjoy

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

It's my show.
Knute Rockne

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

Good, Soul, Loss

The essence of football was blocking, tackling, and execution based on timing, rhythm and deception.
Knute Rockne

Football, Deception, Based

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Coach

Born: March 4, 1888

Died: March 31, 1931

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