Bobby Bowden Quotes

Discipline to me is sacrifice; it’s willingness to give up something you want to do, so you can better yourself.

Somehow, I went from being too young, to being too old. Somewhere in there I must have been just right.

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.

I am not happy with moral victories. Those things are forgotten.

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

Don’t go to the grave with life unused.

I’m praying for a misdemeanor

Something has to happen that you can’t coach.

People that are brilliant and successful, we think they’ve just always been that way. That’s not the case. Most of them have had some tough adversity in their life. It’s prepared them. I’ve never felt like you could develop character without adversity.

I suppose I’m like most coaches now, standing on the sideline hoping somebody asks them a question.

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

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