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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 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

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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.
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Adversity Case Prepared Some Tough
I’m praying for a misdemeanor
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Misdemeanors Praying
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
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
If short hair and good manners won football games, Army and Navy would play for the national championship every year.
BOBBY BOWDEN

Army Football Hair
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’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.
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Country Football Game Something Thinking
After you retire, there’s only one big event left….and I ain’t ready for that.
BOBBY BOWDEN

College Events Football
I learned more from the mistakes than from the good things.
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Mistake Monday Morning
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
The greatest mistake is to continue to practice a mistake.
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Continue Mistakes Practice
He who gets the best players usually wins.
BOBBY BOWDEN

Player Sports Winning
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.
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Country Game Happy New Something Year
I am not happy with moral victories. Those things are forgotten.
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Country Game Moral Something Victory
Something has to happen that you can’t coach.
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Coaches Country Game Happen Something

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