A biography for Darrell Royalhasn’t been written yet.
“I try not to play two days in succession. I usually try to space it so I have a day in between.”
“I know that the odds are against a marriage lasting 60 years.”
“You never lose a game if the opponent doesn't score.”
“I try not to make the same mistakes today that I made yesterday.”
“I was in a profession that received a lot of media.”
“Football doesn't build character. It eliminates the weak ones.”
“Don't matter what they throw at us. Only angry people win football games.”
“I knew that when I resigned from the University of Texas that I would never coach again.”
“The only thing that would change would be the year, the names. It just got to be a repetitious life.”
“I move around and play different golf courses. I just enjoy it.”
“I had hoped God would be neutral.”
“I was still enjoying coaching, but there was a repetitious manner about it.”
“If everything had already been done, there would be nothing left for young people to accomplish. There are always going to be people who run faster, jump higher, dive deeper, and come up drier.”
“Punt returns will kill you quicker than a minnow can swim a dipper.”
“I really don't have a favorite course. I usually ask where there are the least players.”
“I do not let a bad score ruin my enjoyment for golf.”
“For me, it is just the total experience - from the time I first started as an assistant coach until I wound up at the University of Texas for 20 years.”