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There are always going to be people who run faster, jump higher, dive deeper, and come up drier.

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Darrell Royal
Age: 88 †
Born: 1924
Born: July 6
Died: 2012
Died: November 7
American Football Player
Football Player
Hollis
Oklahoma
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Deeper
Motivational
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Dive
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Jump
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The Texas-OU game is a big revenue bear. And because it's played at a neutral site, you don't have as many student body going as you would if it was home-and-home. These are full-price tickets.
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Coaching at Texas and playing at the University of Oklahoma, I had the opportunity to see a lot of guys in Texas - Texas lettermen - who I played against.
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When I was a freshman at Oklahoma in 1946, the game was sold out - and it's been sold out ever since.
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I have found that the players who have played in that game really do have respect for their adversaries.
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I had hoped God would be neutral.
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Football doesn't build character. It eliminates the weak ones.
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But I do have time to pencil in golf, and we've got four excellent courses.
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If worms carried pistols, birds wouldn't eat 'em.
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I was still enjoying coaching, but there was a repetitious manner about it.
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I enjoy traveling and playing some of the well-known courses sometimes, but basically, I have a good time at Barton Creek.
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I quit when I was 52, and everybody was telling me that I was too young and I'd be bored - all of those things.
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I do not let a bad score ruin my enjoyment for golf.
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He looks like he needs worming.
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As far as I'm concerned, everything's ham and jam.
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I really don't have a favorite course. I usually ask where there are the least players.
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We're as average as everyday's wash.
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Old ugly is better than old nothin'
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They cut us up like boarding house pie. And that's real small pieces.
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Winning coaches must treat mistakes like copperheads in the bedclothes - avoid them with all the energy you can muster.
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A boy shows how much he wants to play in the spring, when it's tough, and during two a days, when it's hot and tough.
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