Friday Night Lights quotes

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Becky: Magical shirt at a bargain price, I'm impressed.
Luke: Well it's important, I was trying to impress you.
Becky: Oh really?
Luke: You are so pretty.
[Becky smiles]
Luke: Did you hear about TMU? They're inviting me down and we're going down tomorrow to check it out with some of the guys.
Becky: That's awesome.
Luke: Yeah it is.
Becky: You're gonna knock 'em dead.
Luke: I gotta tell you something.
Becky: Okay.
Luke: You like me!
Becky: Is that right?
Luke: Yeah, you do. And I'm gonna take you out sometime Just letting you know. Cause I'm coming for you Sproles. Get ready, cause I'm coming for you.

Billy: [to a defeated, drunk Luke] When was the last time you enjoyed playing football? Were you worried about scholarships when you were eight years old?

Billy: How do you think I got Mrs. Riggins? I went into the Landing Strip for two weeks straight and got a lap dance from every girl except her.
Luke: Ms. Riggins works at the Landing Strip?!

Billy: I'm thinking about coaching. You know, I figure, since I coached you...
Tim: Coach was my coach.
Billy: Right. Well, I just want to change my life a little bit.

Billy: Real men don't lift weights. Real men fender bench.

Billy: Triple A is for women. We don't ask for directions and we fix our own cars.

Buddy: [speaking at Tim's parole hearing] I've known this young man since before he hit puberty, and this young man has done a lot of things wrong. I've seen him do a dozen things wrong, but let me tell you something right now, he is not a bad young man, and he's certainty not a criminal. He doesn't need to be in this system. He dated my daughter for years, and we took him in like family. So he's like family to me, and I can tell you this kid right here has got more heart than almost any person I know. And I can promise you that when you let him out, he will have a full time job working for me, and I can guarantee you that nothing like this will ever happen again. You have my word on that. It's time for you to let Tim Riggins come home.

Coach Taylor: [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.

Coach Taylor: [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.

Coach Taylor: 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.
Coach Taylor: 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.
Coach Taylor: 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!?
Coach Taylor: 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.

Coach Taylor: It's come to my attention that all of you branded yourselves with - what was it? A salad fork?
Hastings: It was a hanger, sir. Mr. Kingmaker, sir.

Coach Taylor: Let's say today we focus. Friday we punish.

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

Coach Taylor: You feel that? There are about 5,000 people out there and they wanna take your dream away from you. You gonna let them take this dream away from us?
Lions: NO, SIR.
Coach Taylor: Are you gonna let our dreams be taken away?!
Lions: NO, SIR.
Coach Taylor: As one, gentlemen. Dear Lord, please allow these young men to safely pursue the height of their excellence tonight, and as a family, allow them to achieve their goals with the gifts with which you have blessed us. Amen.
Lions: AMEN.
Coach Taylor: Now, let's go kick some ass!

Coach Taylor: You know the way we're gonna run the play? The way we're gonna do it, right?
Vince: Your way.
Coach Taylor: That's right. The right way.