Bobby Knight was interviewed by Scott Simon on Morning Edition Saturday about his new book “The Power of Negative Thinking.” Simon asked, “Why didn’t you have pregame prayers?”
KNIGHT: Well, I’ll tell you what. I watched the guy that hits a home run and he comes across the plate and he points skyward, like thanking for the help from the almighty to hit the home run. And as he does that, I say to myself God screwed the pitcher. And I don’t know how else you look at it. You know, I’ve always felt that, you know, the almighty has a lot of things to do other than help my basketball team.