Steve Spurrier Quotes

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• Will be the 14th time I've coached in Neyland Stadium. ... I've coached there more than some of their head coaches.

  Steve Spurrier

  Talking, Trash Talk, Stadiums

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  I don't think telling the truth ever gets anyone in trouble in the long run. Maybe the day after, but not in the long run.

  Steve Spurrier

  Running, Thinking, Long

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  In my experience I've learned women are better streakers.

  Steve Spurrier

  I've Learned

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• But the real tragedy was that 15 hadn't been colored yet.

  Steve Spurrier

  Sports, Football, Real

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• We all like to prove people wrong who say we're no good.

  Steve Spurrier

  People, Prove

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• It’s easier to win the National Championship than the SEC, ask Nick Saban.

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  Winning, Championship, Easier

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• A swamp is where Gators live. We feel comfortable there, but we hope our opponents feel tentative. A swamp is hot and sticky and can be dangerous. Only Gators get out alive.

  Steve Spurrier

  Hot, Alive, Swamps

  "NCAA Play of the Day, 6/25" by Bill Barnwell, www.ign.com. June 25, 2008.

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• He was the unloving father that I never had, but I still craved his acceptance.

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  Father, Acceptance, Interesting

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• Coaching to me is correcting mistakes and trying to get your players to think. If raising your voice occasionally gets them to think better, then that's called coaching.

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  Mistake, Player, Thinking

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• Number four, we're going to play like winners, play the game the way it's meant to be played. Don't get full of yourself if something good happens. Don't get too depressed when something bad happens.

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  Sports, Games, Play

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• I don't know. I always sort of liked playing [Georgia] that second game because you could always count on them having two or three key players suspended.

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  Player, Two, Keys

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• But the real tragedy was that 15 hadn't been colored yet. (telling Gator fans that a fire at Auburn's football dorm had destroyed 20 books

  Steve Spurrier

  Sports, Football, Real

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• I really believe everything is here for us to be very successful.

  Steve Spurrier

  Believe, Successful

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  You know what FSU stands for, don't you? Free Shoes University.

  Steve Spurrier

  Talking, Shoes, Trash Talk

  Steve Spurrier, Buddy Martin (2016). “Head Ball Coach”, p.274, Penguin

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• Number three, we're going to play very smart and we're not going to beat ourselves. If the other team is better than us and they just out execute us and play better then we can live with that, but we're going to play smart and give ourselves every opportunity to win the game.

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  Sports, Smart, Team

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• Cheating is cheating. Some coaches believe if you can get away with it, cheating is smart. I have no respect for those guys.

  Steve Spurrier

  Cheating, Smart, Believe

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• You keep playing, you get a lead and build on it. People get mad when you keep playing, but that's part of the game, too.

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  Games, People, Mad

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• Number two, we're going to play with a lot of effort. Our guys are going to be in such good shape that fatigue is not going to be a problem. We're going to play with full effort from snap to whistle on every play the entire game.

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  Sports, Games, Play

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• Football players are busy (with) study halls and tutoring. Well, anyway, at South Carolina they are. I don't know about all these other schools.

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  Football, School, Player

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• Our coaches want to be a part of South Carolina football when they win it for the first time. When they win the division, when they win the SEC, win a major bowl game, etc. The opportunities to do it all for the first time here make it extra special.

  Steve Spurrier

  Sports, Football, Winning

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• So, I didn't say we are going to win a lot, but we are going to play like winners, and we've got a plan in place to teach our guys how to play like winners and play like a champion.

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  Sports, Winning, Play

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• You can't spell Citrus without UT

  Steve Spurrier

  Talking, Great Football, Trash Talk

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• So I don't really believe that how many years you've had in the league determines how well your players play... Coaching is coaching.

  Steve Spurrier

  Sports, Believe, Player

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• In Knoxville, they're still doing cartwheels because they went 7-6 and won a bowl game.

  Steve Spurrier

  Talking, Games, Trash Talk

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• We've got a support system that gives our players a wonderful opportunity to graduate. If they go to class and give good effort, they can graduate from this school, and I believe that's important when you go out recruiting.

  Steve Spurrier

  Sports, Believe, School

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