Explore Quotes by Darrell Royal

You've got to be in a position for luck to happen. Luck doesn't go around looking for a stumblebum.

I know that the odds are against a marriage lasting 60 years.

Breaks balance out. The sun don't shine on the same ol' dog's ass every day.

I never have planned a whole lot of future. It's one day at a time.

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.

Winning coaches must treat mistakes like copperheads in the bedclothes - avoid them with all the energy you can muster.

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

Once you cross the 50 you feel like an unsaddled horse.

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

Old ugly is better than old nothin'

All the white meat is gone. There's nothin' but necks on the platter.

The coach is the team, and the team is the coach. You reflect each other.

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

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

I've enjoyed my retirement.

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

I'm still healthy as can be.

Potential just means you ain't done it yet.

We're as average as everyday's wash.

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

He's as quick as a hiccup.