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Gentlemen,
it is better to have
died a small boy....
....than
to fumble THIS
football" |
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| John
Heisman |
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| Knute
Rockne
/Notre Dame |
|
"Show
me a good and
gracious loser...
....and
I'll show you a
failure." |
| "I
make my practices
real hard ....
....because
if a player is a
quitter.....
I
want him to quit in
practice,
not
in a game." |
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| Bear
Bryant /
Alabama |
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| Knute
Rockne
/Notre Dame |
|
"It
isn't necessary to
see a good tackle..
...You
can hear it! |
| "At
Georgia Southern, we
don't cheat....
...That
costs money and we
don't have
any." |
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| Erik
Russell /
Georgia
Southern |
|
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| Seen
on a church
sign in
Arkansas
prior
to the 1969
game |
|
"Football
is only a game.
Spiritual
things are eternal.
Nevertheless,
beat Texas." |
| "After
you retire, there's
only one big event
left..
..and
I ain't ready for
that." |
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| Bobby
Bowden /
Florida
State |
|
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| Lou
Holtz /
Arkansas -
Notre Dame |
|
"The
man who complains
about the way the
ball
bounces
is
likely to be the
one
who
dropped it." |
| "When
you win, nothing
hurts." |
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| Joe
Namath /
Alabama |
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| Lou
Holtz /
Arkansas -
Notre Dame |
|
"Motivation
is simple.
You
eliminate
those
who
are not
motivated." |
| "If
you want to
walk
the
heavenly streets of
gold...
....you
gotta know the
password,
"Roll,
tide, roll!" |
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| Bear
Bryant /
Alabama |
|
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| Frank
Leahy /
Notre Dame |
|
"A
school without
football
is
in danger of
deteriorating
into
a medieval study
hall." |
| "There's
nothing that
cleanses your
soul
like
getting the hell
kicked out of
you." |
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| Woody
Hayes / Ohio
State |
|
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| Bob
Devaney /
Nebraska |
|
"I
don't expect to win
enough games
to
be put on NCAA
probation.
I
just want to win
enough
to
warrant an
investigation." |
| "In
Alabama , an atheist
is....
.....someone
who doesn't believe
in Bear
Bryant." |
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| Wally
Butts /
Georgia |
|
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| Duffy
Daugherty /
Michigan
State |
|
"I
could have been a
Rhodes Scholar...
....except
for my grades." |
| "Son,
you've got a good
engine,
but
your hands aren't on
the steering
wheel." |
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| Bobby
Bowden /
Florida
State |
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|
Duffy
Daugherty /
Michigan
State |
|
"Football
is NOT a contact
sport –
it is a collision
sport.
Dancing IS a
contact sport." |
| "I've
found that prayers
work best ....
....
when you have big
players." |
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| Knute
Rockne
/Notre Dame |
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