Bobby Knight Quotes

Defeat has its lessons as well as victory.

I been through some things but I worked hard to get to where I'm at.

A good balance of winning and losing is important. If you just win all the time, you won't get anything out of it; having some tough losses can be really important.

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.

Sport and life is about losing. It's about understanding how to lose.

Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.

There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.

Failures to heroic minds are the stepping stones to success.

I had to overcome challenge after challenge in order to take my life from nothing to living my dreams.

Unfortunately in sport it's either good or bad. You've got to take the highs and the lows.

No one is perfect in this world, and we all have our battles, but it's the way we get back on our feet and turn it around that really counts.

I think with challenges, you either overcome them or you fall behind and become a statistic.

Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.

Our trials and our times of pain get the most recognition, but 'Straight Outta Compton' speaks to triumph. When it's doubtful, when nobody is on your side, when your back is against the wall, you triumph and make it through. Showing growth through movies promotes growth.

I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.

But at the end of the day, every star, every person that been iconic, has gone through a time in their lives where it was just bad. Everybody. It just made them better.

You've got to be prepared to lose before you can win.

I think it's always the moments that are the trials that end up making you become a hero in the end. You're not a hero unless you've gone through the trials. And it makes these moments so much sweeter, so much better. I don't believe in 'deserved,' but I might believe in 'earned.'

As you wrestle with life... You're going to come out on the other end healed... I've fallen short sometimes, and I've risen pretty high a few times.

I always find power in struggles. You end up a lot happier that way.

I've seen a lot in my life. I've seen a lot of winning. I've seen a lot of testing times. I think when you're tested, you really find out what you're made of, OK?

I strongly believe that through dedication and perseverance, one can overcome adversity to achieve success. It is a privilege to accept membership in the Horatio Alger Association, an organization which promotes this principle.

I wanted people to know that I'm human, and I'm only successful because I've learned the hard way. I've been in so many dark places, but I got myself out.

As you go in there, you keep winning; after you've had a loss or two, people start to humanize you.

The ups and downs are part of what has made you.