Quotes from Bum Phillips

I always thought I could coach. I just thought people were poor judges of good coaches.

If I drop dead tomorrow, at least I'll know I died in good health.

Respect all. Fear none.

An expert is an ordinary fella away from home.

Because she is too ugly to kiss goodbye.

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

The film looks suspiciously like the game itself!

The trouble with most coaches is that they start with the assumption that everybody is a turd. And that ain't right.

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

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

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

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 play.)

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.

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

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 leave Texas again.

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

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

Rogers sees daylight. Campbell makes daylight.

The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline.

You don't know a ladder has splinters until you slide down it.

That boy could throw a ball through a car wash and not get it wet. (on Warren Moon)