Bum Phillips Quotes

29 quotes in 307 categories

• Because she is too ugly to kiss goodbye.
• I'd rather have preparation than motivation. Everyone likes to play, but no one likes to practice.
• Yep. And I noticed how slowly he went down each time, too. (When asked if he noticed how slowly Earl Campbell got up after each…
• Respect all. Fear none.
• I always thought I could coach. I just thought people were poor judges of good coaches.
• There's two kinds of coaches, them that's fired and them that's gonna be fired.
• I thought I did until I looked at some old game films. (When asked if he played college football)
• Coaching is not how much you know. It's how much you can get players to do.
• You fail all the time, but you aren't a failure until you start blaming someone else.
• Yeah, that test says he's dumb as a fence post, but when he hits he looks like Einstein to me.
• The harder we played, the behinder we got.
• That boy could throw a ball through a car wash and not get it wet. (on Warren Moon)
• I know why we lost the Civil War. We must have had the same officials.
• I don't mind people thinking I'm stupid, but I don't want to give them any proof.
• Loyalty, up and down the line. That's one quality an organization must have to be successful.
• Mama always said that if it can't rain on you, you're indoors.
• Dallas Cowboys may be America's team, but the Houston Oilers are Texas' team.
• If I drop dead tomorrow, at least I’ll know I died in good health.
• I done drew the line. Just like the Alamo. You're either on one side of the line or the other. I don't want to ever…
• The trouble with most coaches is that they start with the assumption that everybody is a turd. And that ain't right.

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