Darrell K Royal Quotes & Sayings

I had hoped God would be neutral. — Darrell Royal

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

I asked Darrell Royal, the coach of the Texas Longhorns, why he didn't recruit me and he said: 'Well, Walt, we took a look at you and you weren't any good.' — Walt Garrison

I don't have the proudest moment in football. — Darrell Royal

I try not to play two days in succession. I usually try to space it so I have a day in between. — Darrell Royal

On game day, I'm as nervous as a pig in a packing plant. — Darrell Royal

I knew that when I resigned from the University of Texas that I would never coach again. — Darrell Royal

They cut us up like boarding house pie. And that's real small pieces. — Darrell Royal

My wife, Edith, and I both have good health - and she's been very tolerant. — Darrell Royal

For one thing, I like to walk when I play golf. Now I don't walk the whole way, but I try not to be the driver when in a cart. — Darrell Royal

Don't matter what they throw at us. Only angry people win football games. — Darrell Royal

But I do have time to pencil in golf, and we've got four excellent courses. — Darrell Royal

The real make of a man is how he treats people who can do nothing for him. — Darrell Royal

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

I didn't want to stay until I had used up all the enjoyment because that's too long to stay anywhere. — Darrell Royal

Once you cross the 50 you feel like an unsaddled horse. — Darrell Royal

There is no such thing as defeat except when it comes from within. As long as a person doesn't admit he is defeated, he is not defeated-he's just a little behind and isn't through fighting. — Darrell Royal

I move around and play different golf courses. I just enjoy it. — Darrell Royal

Potential just means you ain't done it yet. — Darrell Royal

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

I have found that the players who have played in that game really do have respect for their adversaries. — Darrell Royal

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

I do not let a bad score ruin my enjoyment for golf. — Darrell Royal

The Texas-OU game is a big revenue bear. And because it's played at a neutral site, you don't have as many student body going as you would if it was home-and-home. These are full-price tickets. — Darrell Royal

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

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

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

Dance with the one who brung ya. — Darrell Royal

He's not very fast, but maybe Elizabeth Taylor can't sing. — Darrell Royal

Football doesn't build character. It eliminates the weak ones. — Darrell Royal