Knute Kenneth Rockne (/kəˈnuːt/ kə-NOOT; March 4, 1888 – March 31, 1931) was a Norwegian-American football player and coach at the University of Notre Dame.
When you were riding on the crest of a wave, youwere most likely to be missing out on something.
Drink the first. Sip the second slowly. Skip the third.
The best thing I ever learned in life was that things have to be worked for. A lot of people seem to think there is some sort of magic in making a winning football team. There isn't, but there's plenty of work.
At home we're the hosts, and I never liked the idea of being embarrassed in front of our friends.
It isn't necessary to see a good tackle. You can hear it.
The secret of winning is working more as a team, less as individuals.
We count on winning. And if we lose, don't beef. And the best way to prevent beefing is - don't lose.
There is not economy in getting cheap service or equipment. Buy the best and cry only once.
One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it.
Never tell 'em how many lettermen you've got coming back. Tell 'em how many you lost.
An automobile goes nowhere efficiently unless it has a quick, hot spark to ignite things, to set the cogs of the machine in motion. So I try to make every player on my team feel he's the spark keeping our machine in motion.
You know, I've been attending so many banquets that I know what they're going to serve before I get there.
Leaders are like eagles. . . they don't flock. You'll find them one at a time.
Make the present good, and the past will take care of itself.
Generalities don't count and won't help you in football.
I don't like to lose, and that isn't so much because it is just a football game, but because defeat means the failure to reach your objective.
Show me a gracious loser and I'll show you a failure.
The essence of football was blocking, tackling, and execution based on timing, rhythm and deception.
I've found that prayers work best when you have big players.
Boards, boards, boards.