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Bobby Bowden Biography

Robert Cleckler Bowden (born November 8, 1929) is a retired American football coach. Bowden is best known for coaching the Florida State Seminoles football team from the 1976 to 2009 seasons.

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Sportsmanship to me is going out and playing as hard as you can within the rules.

Going Out, Hard, Playing, Rules, Sportsmanship

I learned a long time ago that you don't have to go around using bad language and trying to hurt people to show how macho you are. That stuff won't get you anywhere, it just shows lack of vocabulary and character.

Character, Hurt, Show, Shows, Using, Vocabulary

A better ending could not have been scripted. Of course, if we had won, that would have been better.

Course, Courses, Ending, Nfl, Sports, Won

There's only about 6 inches that turns that halo into a noose.

Halo, Halos, Inches, Nfl, Turns

As good as we were, we didn’t win a National Championship until 1993, mainly because we kept losing to Miami on missed kicks. 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. We would play Miami and lose by one point on a missed field goal, and it would knock us out of the National Championship. 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.

Florida, Kicks, Miami, Play, Point, Winning

I am not happy with moral victories. Those things are forgotten.

Forgotten, Moral, Nfl, Victories, Victory

Somehow, I went from being too young, to being too old. Somewhere in there I must have been just right.

Has Beens, Nfl, Right, Somehow, Young

People that are brilliant and successful, we think they've just always been that way. 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.

Adversity, Character, Develop, Life, Successful

Integrity makes my job easier. It's deception and dishonesty that requires so much diligent effort.

Diligent, Honesty, Integrity, Jobs, Requires

I was always going to church with my mom, dad and sister. I was literally raised under the godly influence both at home and church. 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.

Dad, Home, Mom, Respectful, Way

I guess I'll retire someday if I live that long.

College, Football, Guess, Live, Someday, Sports

He died right after he retired, and seeing that made me feel more conscious of a man needing a motive to live. If I ever got out of coaching, I would have to get a job somewhere, or I'm afraid I'd wilt on the vine, too.

Afraid, Coaching, Jobs, Man, Men, Nfl

He who gets the best players usually wins.

Player, Players, Sports, Usually, Winning, Wins

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.

Boys, College, Football, Grades, Meaning, Word

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.

Drilled, Football, Nfl, Said, Thinking

If somebody mistreats you, treat ?em good. That kills ?em.

Ems, Kills, Nfl, Somebody, Sports, Treat

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.

Blood, Desire, Hard, Know, Way

The greatest mistake is to continue to practice a mistake.

Continue, Greatest, Mistake, Nfl, Practice

Discipline to me is sacrifice; it's willingness to give up something you want to do, so you can better yourself.

Discipline, Giving Up, Nfl, Sacrifice, Willingness

Courage is doing something you need to do that might get you hurt.

Courage, Hurt, Might, Needs

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