Daily Archive: March 15, 2023

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

And

“The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline.”

And

“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.”

And

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

And

“You don’t know a ladder has splinters until you slide down it.”

And

“You don’t win by making sensational plays; you win by not making mistakes.”

And

“He can take his’n and beat your’n and take your’n and beat his’n.” About Paul “Bear” Bryant

And

“When it’s first and a mile, I won’t give it to him.” On Earl Campbell’s inability to finish a 1 mile run in training camp

And

“There’s two kinds of coaches, them that’s fired and them that’s gonna be fired.”

Wikipedia:  Bum Phillips

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