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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

I’ve always said it takes more courage to stand back there and throw a ball knowing you’re fixing to get drilled than anything I can think of in football.
BOBBY BOWDEN

Country Football Game Something Thinking
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
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.
BOBBY BOWDEN

Boys College Football
Courage is doing something you need to do that might get you hurt.
BOBBY BOWDEN

Hurt might Needs
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
I am not happy with moral victories. Those things are forgotten.
BOBBY BOWDEN

Country Game Moral Something Victory
We would play Miami and lose by one point on a missed field goal, and it would knock us out of the National Championship.
BOBBY BOWDEN

Championship MIssed National Point
A better ending could not have been scripted. Of course, if we had won, that would have been better.
BOBBY BOWDEN

Country Courses Games Something Sports
I learned more from the mistakes than from the good things.
BOBBY BOWDEN

Mistake Monday Morning
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
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
The greatest mistake is to continue to practice a mistake.
BOBBY BOWDEN

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

Country Game Giving Sacrifice Something Up
He who gets the best players usually wins.
BOBBY BOWDEN

Player Sports Winning
Don’t go to the grave with life unused.
BOBBY BOWDEN

Motivational Sports Teamwork
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

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.

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