Quotes by Art Briles

“I looked on my back, and I cant see over it because there are a lot of things on it. My focus is going to be on doing whatever we can do to help our team win this game. Weve got a good football team. Were an active team and a happy team that believes in each other. Were going to be a team that plays its butt off on December 23.”

“Hes a guy who cares about other people, thats what makes him so special. Hes just a tough intelligent leader, who knows exactly what to do on the field.”

“We have a long way to go, but we are going to work hard to get there.”

“I want people like Rocky. I like underdogs. Ive been one all my life. I like people who take it as a challenge when theyre told they cant do something. This whole situation is a little like that.”

“You still have to do your homework, because you never know.”

“You could tell he was a leader of his team. He had the things you want. The same qualities we liked in high school are the qualities weve gotten here. Hes tough. Hes physical. Hes fearless. Youve got to have people with backbone. Thats the type people were getting in place.”

“We had some bad things happen. We didnt coach very well, didnt play very well, and the score didnt turn out very well.”

“Everything was clicking on both sides of the ball. ...and I think we rode the wave of momentum for a while. Then we kind of fell into a lull. We have to understand that we have to be good on every play.”

“We always want to run the ball. That is something we are going to be good at as the season progresses. We have a good line and great running backs. We can run the football. Whatever we have to do to win, that is what we are going to do.”

“Any win is hard to get. Well take it. Its a good win for us.”