Vince quotes from Friday Night Lights

Vince

I'm Vince.

I'm Coach Taylor...you play any football?

Vince

Yeah, all the time.

What do you play?

Vince

Madden.

Vince

Why do you care about what I do so much? Aren't I just another player who can throw the ball good and run fast? What happens if I break my ankle and I can't play no more? You gonna come around here then? I've lived here ten years. I've seen three of my best friends get killed walking home from school. This is my life. When I leave football practice, I'm the one looking over my should on my way home.

You get in trouble with the law again, you're going to juvie. And then who pays the bills and puts food on the table? This isn't just about football, this is a about life. I'm giving you everything I've got. You think about what I said.

Landry

Hey I was sorry to hear about your friend Calvin.

Vince

What do you care? You don't even know his last name.

Landry

Calvin Brown. And I care about my teammates, and you're my teammate.

Go ahead say what's on your mind.

Vince

First of all you didn't ask me about how I felt about Jess being on the team. And this shirt and tie? Whatever high standards you're looking for, this ain't it.

Close that door. When I first met you, you were climbing out of a police car. People said you were a punk and you'd never last on the field.

Vince

Screw that.I work hard for everything.

I know that and you oughta be proud of that. I am. Your teammates are proud of you. It's about character. It's about striving to be better than everybody else.

Vince

Coach, my dad just got out of prison. He's staying with me at my house. And I can't stand him. My mom she asked me to forgive him, to be better. And you're asking me to be better. I don't know how to be better because he never taught me how! He never taught me to be better! He's not around. And I'm supposed to be better!?

Listen to me. I said you need to strive to be better than everyone else. I didn't say you needed to be better than everyone else. But you gotta try. That's what character is. It's in the trying.

You know the way we're gonna run the play? The way we're gonna do it, right?

Vince

Your way.

That's right. The right way.

Jess

I've gotta run

Vince

Yeah me too - 3 miles!

Jess

Oh, well try not to trip over your ego when you're running!

Vince

[after watching his appearance on TV] What, you didn't like it?

Jess

Nah, it was cool, but you barely talked about anyone but yourself. I mean, you got a whole team out there...

You may never know how proud I am of you.

Vince

You changed my life, Coach.