"[voiceover] And for some of us, it ended without us knowing. Maybe these were the last days. I never played football again. But I will never forget that day. Billy Bob cried 'cause he's a bit of a cryer. And Tweeder drank beers 'cause...Well, Tweeder drinks beer. Lance is happy. He found his calling as a football coach. Wendell got his ride to Grambling. That statue still stands, but only because it was too heavy to move. Kilmer never coached again. I took my scholarship and will graduate from Brown University. The day was ours...and no one can ever take it away."

"Before this game started, Kilmer said "48 minutes for the next 48 years of your life". I say "fuck that". All right? Fuck that. Let's go out there, and we play the next 24 minutes for the next 24 minutes, and we leave it all out on the field. We have the rest of our lives to be mediocre, but we have the opportunity to play like gods for the next half of football. But we can't be afraid to lose. There's no room for fear in this game. Now if we go out there, and we half-ass it 'cause we're scared, all we're left with is an excuse; we're always gonna wonder. But if we go out there, and we give it absolutely everything - that's heroic. Let's be heroes. Come on. What do you say, boys?"

"David Simms: Can you people not see that I'm busy? I'm working. This is my office. Do I come to your office and ask for an autograph? I don't think so. Jesus. What an ugly dog."

"Michael Milhoan - Boone"

"Mickey Jones - Turk"

"George Perez - Jose"

"Richard Lineback - Curt"

"Lou Myers - Clint"

"Rex Linn - Dewey"

"Dennis Burkley - Earl"

"Linda Hart - Doreen"

"Cheech Marin - Romeo Posar"

"Don Johnson - David Simms"

"Rene Russo - Dr. Molly Griswold"

"Kevin Costner - Roy 'Tin Cup' McAvoy"

"Doreen: [to Molly] You're not one of those women who tries to fix men, I hope. I mean, men cannot be fixed, and especially him."

"Jim Nantz: Unbelievable. McAvoy has done it. You just saw the greatest round in U.S. Open history. The all-time lowest round in a major doesn't belong to a Jack Nicklaus or an Arnold Palmer, Hogan, Nelson or Snead. It's been shot by the most improbable artist of all. Roy McAvoy has his signature on golf's all-time masterpiece round."

"TV Director: Another driving range pro, it's all we needed. It's heroes that I need. Not obscure driving range pros."

"Earl: [about Roy] The word normal and him don't often collide in the same sentence."

"Clint: [about Molly] How can such a pretty girl have such an ugly swing."

"[to Roy] You're a head case. You always have been, always will be."

"[to Roy] You won't listen to me, will you? Even when I'm trying to help you, man. After all these years you think I'm full of shit?"

"Look, boss, I only got one rule. And that's never bet money that you don't have on a dog race with an ex-girlfriend who happens to be a stripper."

"I find him... mildly attractive when he's obnoxious and arrogant like this."

"Why do men always insist on measuring their dicks?"

"I can always tell when someone's lying to himself. But I am quite susceptible and frequently wrong when that person lies to me!"

"Well, what the hell? You ride her until she bucks you or don't ride at all."

"You know someone once said that golf and sex are the only two things you don't have to be good at to enjoy."

"Way I'm swinging today, nothing bugs me except insufficient applause."

"[to Molly] I'm going to qualify for the U.S. Open and kick your boyfriend's ass. Whatever you think of me, you should know he hates old people, children, and dogs."

"[to Boone, who doesn't want to wager against Roy's car] That's because you think of it as transportation, Boone. Think of it as bragging rights. Think of yourself sitting around the bar, crowing to your cronies about the Cadillac you won from me. They'll forget all about the Winnebago you lost to me."

"Does my inner child need a spanking?"

"[to Molly] "Fuck." "Shit." These are highly technical golf terms; You're using them on your first lesson. This is promising."

"Cloris Leachman - Ruth Popper"

"Ben Johnson - Sam the Lion"

"Cybill Shepherd - Jacy Farrow"

"Jeff Bridges - Duane Jackson"

"Timothy Bottoms - Sonny Crawford"

"One thing I know for sure - a person can't sneeze in this town without somebody offerin' him a handkerchief...it's an awful small town for any kinda carryin' on...And some people got a lotta guns."

"[to Sonny] What am I doing apologizin' to you? Why am I always apologizin' to you, ya little bastard? Three months I been apologizing to you, without you even bein' here. I haven't done anything wrong - why can't I quit apologizin'? You're the one oughta be sorry. I wouldn't still be in my bathrobe if it hadn't been for you. I'da had my clothes on hours ago. You're the one made me quit carin' if I got dressed or not. I guess just because your friend got killed you want me to forget what you did and make it all right. I'm not sorry for you. You'd've left Billy, too, just like you left me. I bet you left him plenty a nights, whenever Jacy whistled. I wouldn't treat a dog that way. I guess you thought I was so old and ugly you didn't owe me any explanation. You didn't need to be careful of me. There wasn't anythin' I could do about you and her - why should you be careful of me? You didn't love me. Look at me. Can't you even look at me? Y'see? You shouldn't have come here. I'm around that corner now. You've ruined it and it's lost completely. Just your needing me won't make it come back. [pause] Never you mind, honey, never you mind."

"Bill Thurman - Coach Popper"

"Joe Heathcock - The Sheriff"

"Randy Quaid - Lester Marlow"

"Sharon Ullrick - Charlene Duggs"

"Barc Doyle - Joe Bob Blanton"

"Sam Bottoms - Billy"