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Darrell Royal Quotes


I used to care more about the score than I do now.

I was in a profession that received a lot of media.

I was still enjoying coaching, but there was a repetitious manner about it.

I'm not bored; I'm not a guy who has nothing to do.

I'm still healthy as can be.

I've enjoyed my retirement.

If everything had already been done, there would be nothing left for young people to accomplish. There are always going to be people who run faster, jump higher, dive deeper, and come up drier.

If I were going to stay in coaching, I would have stayed right there because I was totally happy.

If worms carried pistols, birds wouldn't eat 'em.

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Punt returns will kill you quicker than a minnow can swim a dipper.

Sometimes you have to suck it up and call a number.

The only thing that would change would be the year, the names. It just got to be a repetitious life.

Three things can happen when you pass and two of 'em are bad.

When I was a freshman at Oklahoma in 1946, the game was sold out - and it's been sold out ever since.

You know, a football coach is nothing more than a teacher. You teach them the same subject, and you have a group of new guys every year.

You never lose a game if the opponent doesn't score.

You've got to think lucky. If you fall into a mudhole, check your back pocket - you might have caught a fish.