Bum Phillips Quotes

You fail all the time, but you aren't a failure until you start blaming someone else.

When it's first and a mile, I won't give it to him.

Because she is too ugly to kiss goodbye.

Nothing. And, I don't start before noon.

Hear about the Californian terrorist that tried to blow up a bus? Burned his lips on the exhaust pipe. He can take his'n and beat your'n, then he can take your'n and beat his'n.

He may not be in a class all by himself, but it don't take long to call the roll.

I don't mind people thinking I'm stupid, but I don't want to give them any proof.

How do you win? By getting average players to play good and good players to play great. That's how you win.

There's two kinds of coaches, them that's fired and them that's gonna be fired.

Two kinds of ballplayers aren't worth a darn: One that never does what he's told, and one who does nothin' except what he's told.

Yep. And I noticed how slowly he went down each time, too.

You don't win by making sensational plays; you win by not making mistakes.

Winning is only half of it. Having fun is the other half.

Yeah, that test says he's dumb as a fence post, but when he hits he looks like Einstein to me.

Coaching is not how much you know. It's how much you can get players to do.

I know why we lost the Civil War. We must have had the same officials.

Dallas Cowboys may be America's team, but the Houston Oilers are Texas' team.

I'd rather have preparation than motivation. Everyone likes to play, but no one likes to practice.

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)

The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline.

I don't need the news. If they have a war, I figure someone will tell me.

Respect all. Fear none.

Mama always said that if it can't rain on you, you're indoors.

The film looks suspiciously like the game itself!