There's two kinds of coaches, them that's fired and them that's gonna be fired. — Bum Phillips Copy Share Image
I always thought I could coach. I just thought people were poor judges of good coaches. — Bum Phillips Copy Share Image
That boy could throw a ball through a car wash and not get it wet. (on Warren Moon) — Bum Phillips Copy Share Image
You fail all the time, but you aren't a failure until you start blaming someone else. — Bum Phillips Copy Share Image
You don't win by making sensational plays; you win by not making mistakes. — Bum Phillips Copy Share Image
Coaching is not how much you know. It's how much you can get players to do. — Bum Phillips Copy Share Image
Yep. And I noticed how slowly he went down each time, too. (When asked if he noticed how slowly Earl Campbell got… — Bum Phillips Copy Share Image
How do you win? By getting average players to play good and good players to play great. That's how you win. — Bum Phillips Copy Share Image
Yeah, that test says he's dumb as a fence post, but when he hits he looks like Einstein to me. — Bum Phillips Copy Share Image
The trouble with most coaches is that they start with the assumption that everybody is a turd. And that ain't right. — Bum Phillips Copy Share Image
I thought I did until I looked at some old game films. (When asked if he played college football) — Bum Phillips Copy Share Image
The road to the Super Bowl runs through Pittsburgh, sooner or later you've got to go to Pittsburgh. — Bum Phillips Copy Share Image
I'd rather have preparation than motivation. Everyone likes to play, but no one likes to practice. — Bum Phillips Copy Share Image
Dallas Cowboys may be America's team, but the Houston Oilers are Texas' team. — Bum Phillips Copy Share Image
I know why we lost the Civil War. We must have had the same officials. — Bum Phillips Copy Share Image
The trouble with most coaches is that they start with the assumption that everybody is a turd. And that ain't right. — Bum Phillips Copy Share Image
Yep. And I noticed how slowly he went down each time, too. (When asked if he noticed how slowly Earl Campbell got up after… — Bum Phillips Copy Share Image
Loyalty, up and down the line. That's one quality an organization must have to be successful. — Bum Phillips Copy Share Image
I don't mind people thinking I'm stupid, but I don't want to give them any proof. — Bum Phillips Copy Share Image
I never scrimmage Oilers against Oilers...What for? Houston isn't on our schedule. — Bum Phillips Copy Share Image
