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If their IQ’s where five points lower they’d be geraniums.

Bobby Bowden

When I go after something, I go after it hard. It has always been that way. I don’t know. It’s in my blood.
BOBBY BOWDEN

Blood Desire Way
As good as we were, we didn’t win a National Championship until 1993, mainly because we kept losing to Miami on missed kicks.
BOBBY BOWDEN

Dropped Florida Kick MIssed Play Winning
I didn’t want to play them, either, but I had to play them. That’s why I said, ‘When I die, They’ll say, ‘At least he played Miami.’
BOBBY BOWDEN

Country Either Played Point Said
I’m praying for a misdemeanor
BOBBY BOWDEN

Misdemeanors Praying
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.
BOBBY BOWDEN

Adversity Case Prepared Some Tough
Something has to happen that you can’t coach.
BOBBY BOWDEN

Coaches Country Game Happen Something
There was no alcohol and no smoking at our house. That was the way a Bowden was supposed to live. My dad always told me to represent the Bowden name in a respectful manner.
BOBBY BOWDEN

Dad Manner Respectful Smoking Supposed
He who gets the best players usually wins.
BOBBY BOWDEN

Player Sports Winning
I guess I’ll retire someday if I live that long.
BOBBY BOWDEN

College Football Sports
After you retire, there’s only one big event left….and I ain’t ready for that.
BOBBY BOWDEN

College Events Football
Sportsmanship to me is going out and playing as hard as you can within the rules.
BOBBY BOWDEN

Country Game Going Hard Something Out Sportsmanship
Somehow, I went from being too young, to being too old. Somewhere in there I must have been just right.
BOBBY BOWDEN

Country Game Something Young
To have the kind of year you want to have, something has to happen that you can’t explain why it happened. Something has to happen that you can’t coach.
BOBBY BOWDEN

Country Game Happy New Something Year
Courage is doing something you need to do that might get you hurt.
BOBBY BOWDEN

Hurt might Needs
I used to get mad because nobody else would play Miami. Notre Dame would play them, then drop them. Florida dropped them. Penn State dropped them.
BOBBY BOWDEN

Country Dropped Else Mad People Use
I learned more from the mistakes than from the good things.
BOBBY BOWDEN

Mistake Monday Morning

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