The single most important aspect of coaching is running effective practices

We talk in coaching about "winners" - kids, and I've had a lot of them, who just will not allow themselves or their team to lose. Coaches call that a will to win. I don't. I think that puts the emphasis in the wrong place. Everybody has a will to win. What's far more important is having the will to prepare to win.

If I came in to recruit your son, I would tell you, your wife, and your son, that I will be the most demanding coach your son can play for.

Competitive drills enhance quickness.

I was worried about losing until I looked down the floor and saw Dale Brown. Then I knew we had a chance.

I don't believe in luck, I believe in preparation.

Son, my name isn't Knight to you, it's coach Knight or it's Mr. Knight. I don't call people by their last name and neither should you.