415 Quotes by Bobby Bowden

I want both of them practicing with a number one mentality.

He died right after he retired, and seeing that made me feel more conscious of a man needing a motive to live. If I ever got out of coaching, I would have to get a job somewhere, or I'm afraid I'd wilt on the vine, too.

I want both of 'em practicing with a No. 1 mentality.

Really, it's like having another spring practice. That's very beneficial for your team.

If you have a flat tire, you got to fix the flat tire. Firing the driver isn't going to help you. If I've got a problem, let's fix it. We're smart enough to fix it.

If short hair and good manners won football games, Army and Navy would play for the national championship every year.

Sometimes you miss at the wrong time. Joe went through this, too.

If you had told me that we would have hold them to seven points, I would have told you that we would win. What our defense did in this game is amazing, especially the defensive line. A few weeks ago, we didn't know who would be playing up there.

Our quarterbacks had performed so well the week previous to this game in practice. Then you go in that ballgame and you look like a freshman, you know? So there's no doubt about it, now we've got to get them playing to their ability. ... And, of course, we'll try to blend our running game with it more.