Chuck Knox famous quotes

04-17-2025

Winning and losing are both very temporary things. Having done one or the other, you move ahead. Gloating over a victory or sulking over a loss is a good way to stand still.
-- Chuck Knox

#Moving #Loss #Winning
They say the breaks even up in the long run, and the trick is to be a long-distance runner.
-- Chuck Knox

#Running #Distance #Long
Practice without improvement is meaningless.
-- Chuck Knox

#Wrestling #Practice #Improvement
Winners bring reality up to their vision. Losers bring their vision down to reality.
-- Chuck Knox

#Leadership #Sports #Reality
There were a lot of big games. But I think one of the biggest was one that will go down as one of the biggest upsets in playoff history. We were 15-point underdogs going into Miami and upset them. That was a big one.
-- Chuck Knox

#Thinking #Games #Nfl
You can concede to an opponent something he hasn't earned. It's one thing to underestimate an opponent. But maybe the worst thing is to overestimate. You always play your strengths. But that doesn't mean you become predictable.
-- Chuck Knox

#Mean #Reality #Play
One of the most important qualities for any young athlete is the ability to believe in oneself. If you have confidence in yourself, in your teammates and your coach, you will succeed.
-- Chuck Knox

#Leadership #Sports #Believe
Conservative coaches have one thing in common; they are unemployed.
-- Chuck Knox

#Sports #Conservative #Common
Football players win football games.
-- Chuck Knox

#Football #Winning #Player
Don't bemoan your fate. Everybody's not going to be dealt the same hand. Everybody's going to go through tough times.
-- Chuck Knox

#Fate #Hands #Tough Times
Most of my cliches aren't original.
-- Chuck Knox

#Cliche
Always have a plan and believe in it. I tell my coaches not to compromise. Nothing good happens by accident.
-- Chuck Knox

#Sports #Believe #Commitment
Always have a plan and believe in it. I tell my coaches not to compromise. Nothing good happens by accident. There must be a plan for everything and the plan will prevent you from overlooking little things. By having that plan, you'll be secure and self-doubts will never become a factor.
-- Chuck Knox

#Believe #Wrestling #Self
Repeated actions are stored as habits. If the repeated actions aren't fundamentally sound, then what comes out in a game can't be sound. What comes out will be bad habits.
-- Chuck Knox

#Wrestling #Games #Sound
If you could have won, you should have.
-- Chuck Knox

#Motivational #Should

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