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Knute Rockne quotes

American Coach March 4, 1888 – March 31, 1931

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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
Now I'm going to tell you something I've kept to myself for years. None of you ever knew George Gipp. He was long before your time, but you all know what a tradition he is at Notre Dame. And the last thing he said to me, "Rock," he said, "sometime when the team is up against it and the breaks are beating the boys, tell them to go out there with all they've got and win just one for the Gipper. I don't know where I'll be then, Rock," he said, "but I'll know about it and I'll be happy." Knute Rockne
Knute Rockne quote: "At home we're the hosts, and I never liked the idea of being..."
At home we're the hosts, and I never liked the idea of being embarrased in front of our friends. Knute Rockne
Knute Rockne quote: "Play like you're positive on the victory, even though they're..."
Play like you're positive on the victory, even though they're leading big now. Knute Rockne
Knute Rockne quote: "The secret is to work less as individuals and more as a team...."
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
Knute Rockne quote: "I've found that prayers work best when you have big players."
I've found that prayers work best when you have big players. Knute Rockne
Knute Rockne quote: "We count on winning. And if we lose, don't beef. And the best..."
We count on winning. And if we lose, don't beef. And the best way to prevent beefing is - don't lose. Knute Rockne
Knute Rockne quote: "Show me a good and gracious loser and I'll show you a failure."
Show me a good and gracious loser and I'll show you a failure. Knute Rockne
Knute Rockne quote: "Make the present good, and the past will take care of itself."
Make the present good, and the past will take care of itself. Knute Rockne
Knute Rockne quote: "One loss is good for the soul, Too many losses is not good for..."
One loss is good for the soul, Too many losses is not good for the coach. Knute Rockne
Knute Rockne quote: "Yes, I now that you feel you are not strong enough. That's..."
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
Knute Rockne quote: "It isn't necessary to see a good tackle. You can hear it."
It isn't necessary to see a good tackle. You can hear it. Knute Rockne
Knute Rockne quote: "The essence of football was blocking, tackling, and execution..."
The essence of football was blocking, tackling, and execution based on timing, rhythm and deception. 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
Knute Rockne quote: "Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points."
Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points. Knute Rockne

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