415 Quotes by Bobby Bowden

Integrity makes my job easier. It’s deception and dishonesty that requires so much diligent effort.

There’s only about 6 inches that turns that halo into a noose.

I’m not too proud to change. I like to win too much.

I’m praying for a misdemeanor.

I’ve always said it takes more courage to stand back there and throw a ball knowing you’re fixing to get drilled than anything I can think of in football.

That boy don’t know the meaning of the word fear. In fact, I just saw his grades, and that boy don’t know the meaning of a lot of words.

Son, you’ve got a good engine, but your hands aren’t on the steering wheel.

I learned a long time ago that you don’t have to go around using bad language and trying to hurt people to show how macho you are. That stuff won’t get you anywhere, it just shows lack of vocabulary and character.

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.