Bum Phillips Professions : Football coach Born : September 29, 1923 Died : October 18, 2013 Browse All Authors Top 37 quotes by Bum Phillips If I drop dead tomorrow, at least I’ll know I died in good health. Bum Phillips good-health nfl tomorrow You don't know a ladder has splinters until you slide down it. Bum Phillips splinters ladders nfl Coaching is not how much you know. It's how much you can get players to do. Bum Phillips nfl player football Respect all. Fear none. Bum Phillips inspiring-football nfl football Mama always said that if it can't rain on you, you're indoors. Bum Phillips mama said rain I never scrimmage Oilers against Oilers...What for? Houston isn't on our schedule. Bum Phillips houston schedules athlete I done drew the line. Just like the Alamo. You're either on one side of the line or the other. I don't want to ever leave Texas again. Bum Phillips lines texas done I thought I did until I looked at some old game films. (When asked if he played college football) Bum Phillips college games football Yep. And I noticed how slowly he went down each time, too. (When asked if he noticed how slowly Earl Campbell got up after each play.) Bum Phillips inspiring-football play football Loyalty, up and down the line. That's one quality an organization must have to be successful. Bum Phillips loyalty organization successful The trouble with most coaches is that they start with the assumption that everybody is a turd. And that ain't right. Bum Phillips assumption trouble sports The harder we played, the behinder we got. Bum Phillips inspiring-football nfl football I always thought I could coach. I just thought people were poor judges of good coaches. Bum Phillips nfl football people I don't need the news. If they have a war, I figure someone will tell me. Bum Phillips media war needs Rogers sees daylight. Campbell makes daylight. Bum Phillips roger daylight An expert is an ordinary fella away from home. Bum Phillips leadership home sports The road to the Super Bowl runs Bum Phillips pittsburgh super-bowl running Similar Authors Bret Bielema football-coach Art Briles football-coach Bobby Petrino football-coach Bobby Bowden football-coach Bill McCartney football-coach Bill Cowher football-coach All Authors