Coach Taylor quotes from Friday Night Lights

Listen up gentlemen...they [the uniforms] may be new, but they're still work clothes. Let's go to work!

[to Luke and Vince] You get one chance in life fellas. You either take advantage of it or you piss it away. You do the latter and you're gonna regret it the rest of your lives.

Because Friday night... Friday night, there will be a bond formed between and among you, that will never be broken. I will not be proven wrong on that. Do I think we can beat the Dillon Panthers? I don't think we can beat the Dillon Panthers. I know damn well we can beat the Dillon Panthers. The question is, do you think that we can beat the Dillon Panthers? Then show me!

[to Hastings Ruckle] You live in Texas now. You love the game of football. You just don't know it yet.

Success is not a goal. It's a by-product. So let's put the work in.

Let's say today we focus. Friday we punish.

You know what I want more than anything? I want to take these kids to state. That's what I want. They deserve it.

[speaking at Tim's parole hearing] I'm a high school football coach, and I don't think there's a better job to judge the content of a young man.

[to Matt and Julie] Marriage requires maturity. Marriage requires two people that will listen, really listen to each other. Marriage most of all requires compromise.

I'll tell you somethin'. I know you didn't want me to step foot in your house tonight. I'll tell you somethin' else and don't you ever forget this. You should feel proud. You should feel real proud.

Matt

Yes, sir.

This is all yours for the takin'. Depends on how much you want it. It's yours for the takin'. The other night you played for a few minutes. Tomorrow, four quarters. You can't be distracted by anything. You're gonna have a lot of distractions. You're gonna have our fans, their fans. You got the band. You got the cheerleaders with their pretty young-shaped legs bouncing up and down. You got a job to do. Nothing else.

Saracen. I need you to work a little bit harder. You need to learn this offense, son. You need to know this offense in your mind, in your body. You need to know this offense so well that your children are gonna know this offense in their own DNA. Do you understand me? Do you understand?

Matt

Yes sir

All right, go on.

Buddy Garrity

Best case scenario, Jason's probably out for a month. You know, it's probably a lot longer then that. But, uh, we need a plan for Friday night. Heck we--Heck, we need a plan for the rest of the season is what we need, Eric. So tell me, you think little Matt Saracen can get it done?

I guess we're fixin' to find out.

What happened to Jason Street was nobody's fault. This is football, things happen. It was an accident. You understand me?

Tim

[breaking down] I didn't even try, coach. I didn't even try.

You were on the other side of the field, it wouldn't have mattered. It was an accident. It was not your fault. Look at me. I want you to let yourself off the hook, son. I want you to let yourself off the hook.

Tim

Yes, sir.

Be smart.

Tim

Yes, sir.

[Sternly, angrily] Now if you EVER walk out of one of my practices again, I will kick your ass off the team, and that's a promise. Understood?

Tim

Yes, sir.

You owe me a practice. [Riggins tries to get on the bus, but Eric stops him as he gets on.] You walk home. We'll call it even.

You got a girlfriend?

Matt

Uh, no, sir.

Do you have someone you're interested in?

Matt

Uh...sort, sort of

Sort of. Forget about sort of. You know what? Take her out. You understand me?

Matt

Sir?

Dinner, movies, get her in the backseat of your car. I don't care, whatever, but I'm telling you, you need to get loose out there. You're wound up tighter then a rubber band out there, son.

Matt

Yes, sir.

Good. So tomorrow, you come to practice loose and focused.

Matt

Loose and focused. Yes, sir

Get out of here.

Matt

Yes..yes, sir, sorry. Thanks coach.

You're welcome.

I gotta tell y'all something. I'm pissed at these boys from Arnett Mead. I know you're pissed, too. Let's get one thing straight, right now. This ends here. There's not gonna be any retaliation. There's gonna be no getting back. Rivalry week ends now. Tell you what we are gonna do, we're going to take this energy that we have and we're gonna take this anger that we have and we're gonna use it to kick their ass where it counts, on the field. Is that understood?

Yes sir.

Who are we?

Dillon Panthers.

Who are we?

Dillon Panthers!!

All right, let's have a good practice now.