Top Ten Quotes from Dallas Cowboys

July 27, 2009 by Cap'n Blueblood
Filed under: Dallas Cowboys, Former Players, Nostalgia, Team History 

“Football incorporates the two worst elements of American society: violence punctuated by committee meetings.”

~ George Will, author, commentator, humorist

The game of American football – especially at the professional level – lends itself to copious and memorable quotes, like the one above. The Dallas Cowboys organization has been home to great leaders, singular players, and colorful characters throughout its noble history. Many of them have, with their words, weaved a colorful and rich tapestry, a verbal masterpiece draped on the walls of our memories.

DonMeredith

Meredith: Always Quotable

If you are old enough to have been there, and if you can quiet your spirit enough, you can almost hear the even, measured words of  Tom Landry, uttered in that south Texas drawl, words of wisdom, words to play – and to live – by. You can hear the even more Texas twang of the witty Walt Garrison deadpanning about his coach. You can hear the almost musical quality of Meredith’s smooth delivery of yet another masterful bonmot.

It is not easy to sift through these treasures and find the ten most memorable, or ten most representative of the franchise’s history. I doubt I have succeeded in doing so. I am sure you will correct me…and add your own sweet memory to this tapestry.

Number Ten: “That was the triumph of an uncluttered mind.” ~ Blaine Nye on Clint Longley’s Thanksgiving Day performance

Number Nine: “If ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’ were candy and nuts, wouldn’t it be a merry Christmas?” ~ Don Meredith

Number Eight: “He couldn’t spell ‘cat’ if you spotted him the ‘c’ and the ‘a.’” ~ Thomas “Hollywood” Henderson on Terry Bradshaw

Number Seven: “There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.” ~ Roger Staubach

Number Six: “Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.” ~ Tom Landry

Number Five: “He’s a perfectionist. If he was married to Raquel Welch, he’d expect her to cook.” ~ Don Meredith on Coach Landry

Number Four: “If the Super Bowl is the Ultimate Game, why are they playing it again next year?” ~ Duane Thomas

Number Three: “If it was third down, and you needed four yards, if you’d get the ball to Walt Garrison, he’d get ya five. And if was third down and ya needed 20 yards, if you’d get the ball to Walt Garrison, by God, he’d get you five.” ~ Don Meredith on Walt Garrison

Number Two: “Nope. But I have only been here nine years.” ~ Walt Garrison, when asked if he had ever seen Tom Landry smile.

Number One: “Texas Stadium has a hole in its roof so God can watch his favorite team play.” ~ D.D. Lewis

Like I said, it was quite difficult to narrow them down to just ten. These are my ten. It is entirely possible that the reader remembers ten others that were just as memorable, witty, or astounding. If so, feel free to reply and add your own list…or at least your own favorite quote.

As for me, I will let the most quotable Cowboy of them all get the final word…

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4 Comments on Top Ten Quotes from Dallas Cowboys

  1. rwrenNo Gravatar on Mon, 27th Jul 2009 4:48 pm

    2. “what do voluntary mean?” – Darren Hambrick
    “get cho popcorn ready, cuz they's gonna be a show!”. – TO
    “where we live today. Sports.” – Jerry Jones

    (these aren't worthy of this list, just for grins)

  2. vincetasticNo Gravatar on Mon, 27th Jul 2009 5:32 pm

    3. Hey Gene, this is an excellent top ten list. I like #2 the best, I think it sums up Coach Landry very well. Well, I rather have a pissed off and successful coach, then a happy one that can't win. You can cross-post this to our site http://www.toptentopten.com/ and link back to your site. We are trying to create a directory for top ten lists where people can find your site. The coolest feature is you can let other people vote on the rankings of your list.

  3. DoomsDaddyNo Gravatar on Mon, 27th Jul 2009 7:17 pm

    4. Thanks! Will do.

  4. DoomsDaddyNo Gravatar on Mon, 27th Jul 2009 7:18 pm

    5. hahaha. I actually had ALL THREE of those run through my mind, Rob.

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