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If worms carried pistols, birds wouldn't eat 'em.

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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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Worms
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Carried
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Pistols

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We're as average as everyday's wash.
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There is no such thing as defeat except when it comes from within. As long as a person doesn't admit he is defeated, he is not defeated-he's just a little behind and isn't through fighting.
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I do not let a bad score ruin my enjoyment for golf.
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They cut us up like boarding house pie. And that's real small pieces.
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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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He's as quick as a hiccup.
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I try not to play two days in succession. I usually try to space it so I have a day in between.
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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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Winning coaches must treat mistakes like copperheads in the bedclothes - avoid them with all the energy you can muster.
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But I do have time to pencil in golf, and we've got four excellent courses.
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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'm not bored I'm not a guy who has nothing to do.
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I don't have the proudest moment in football.
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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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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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You've got to think lucky. If you fall into a mudhole, check your back pocket - you might have caught a fish
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I had hoped God would be neutral.
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You know, a football coach is nothing more than a teacher. You teach them the same subject, and you have a group of new guys every year.
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