Facts about Knute Rockne

Occup.Coach
FromUSA
BornMarch 4, 1888
DiedMarch 31, 1931
Aged43 years

Summary

Knute Rockne was a famous Coach from USA, who lived between March 4, 1888 and March 31, 1931. He/she became 43 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac pisces, who is known for Fluctuation, Depth, Imagination, Reactive, Indecisive. Our collection contains 30 quotes who is written / told by Knute, under the main topics: Sports - Men.

30 Famous quotes by Knute Rockne

Small: One loss is good for the soul, Too many losses is not good for the coach
"One loss is good for the soul, Too many losses is not good for the coach"
Small: When you were riding on the crest of a wave, youwere most likely to be missing out on something
"When you were riding on the crest of a wave, youwere most likely to be missing out on something"
Small: The essence of football was blocking, tackling, and execution based on timing, rhythm and deception
"The essence of football was blocking, tackling, and execution based on timing, rhythm and deception"
Small: On the road were somebody elses guests - and we play in a way that theyre not going to forget we visite
"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"
Small: Lets win one for the Gipper
"Let's win one for the Gipper"
Small: Its my show
"It's my show"
Small: It isnt necessary to see a good tackle. You can hear it
"It isn't necessary to see a good tackle. You can hear it"
Small: A coachs greatest asset is his sense of responsibility - the reliance placed on him by his players
"A coach's greatest asset is his sense of responsibility - the reliance placed on him by his players"
Small: Ive found that prayers work best when you have big players
"I've found that prayers work best when you have big players"
Small: We can all be geniuses because one definition of genius is the infinite capacity for taking pains
"We can all be geniuses because one definition of genius is the infinite capacity for taking pains"
Small: Four years of football are calculated to breed in the average man more of the ingredients of success in
"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"
Small: At home were the hosts, and I never liked the idea of being embarrased in front of our friends
"At home we're the hosts, and I never liked the idea of being embarrased in front of our friends"
Small: If I flop, let em pan me
"If I flop, let 'em pan me"
Small: Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points
"Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points"
Small: One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it
"One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it"
Small: Most men, when they think they are thinking, are merely rearranging their prejudices
"Most men, when they think they are thinking, are merely rearranging their prejudices"
Small: Play like youre positive on the victory, even though theyre leading big now
"Play like you're positive on the victory, even though they're leading big now"
Small: Im getting sick and tired of doing anything half-way
"I'm getting sick and tired of doing anything half-way"
Small: Generalities dont count and wont help you in football
"Generalities don't count and won't help you in football"
Small: There is no need for me continuing unless Im able to improve
"There is no need for me continuing unless I'm able to improve"
Small: Win or lose, do it fairly
"Win or lose, do it fairly"
Small: I enjoy talking to my football men and my chemistry classes and I feel sure that they are quite interes
"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"
Small: We count on winning. And if we lose, dont beef. And the best way to prevent beefing is - dont lose
"We count on winning. And if we lose, don't beef. And the best way to prevent beefing is - don't lose"
Small: Show me a good and gracious loser and Ill show you a failure
"Show me a good and gracious loser and I'll show you a failure"
Small: If were a hit, let em say anything they want
"If we're a hit, let 'em say anything they want"
Small: Football is a game played with arms, legs and shoulders but mostly from the neck up
"Football is a game played with arms, legs and shoulders but mostly from the neck up"
Small: Drink the first. Sip the second slowly. Skip the third
"Drink the first. Sip the second slowly. Skip the third"
Small: Winning to often is as disastrous as losing too often. Both get the same results, the falling off of th
"Winning to often is as disastrous as losing too often. Both get the same results, the falling off of the public's enthusiasm"
Small: Win one for the Gipper
"Win one for the Gipper"
Small: The secret is to work less as individuals and more as a team. As a coach, I play not my eleven best, bu
"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"