The Neil McCauley “A Book about Metals” Award for Best Line from the Movie
"You're overcooking my grits, Coach"; "You don't get no blood on my uniform"; "I don't scratch my head unless it itches, and I don't dance unless I hear music"; "Attitude reflect leadership, Captain"; "You fumble the football, and I will break my foot off in your John Brown hind parts"; "Water is for cowards"; "I'm a dark-skinned cracker"
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- The field is narrowed to a great trio: 'you're overcooking my grits, Coach', from the scene demanding a job for Coach Tyrell; 'water is for washing blood off that uniform, and you don't get no blood on my uniform'; and 'I don't scratch my head unless it itches, and I don't dance unless I hear some music'.
- Also loved: 'attitude reflect leadership, Captain' and the 'we will be perfect in every aspect of the game' speech ending in 'I will break my foot off in your John Brown hind parts, and then you will run a mile', called perfection and another line the screenwriter punched himself in the shoulder for.
- Two more favorites are the 'water is for cowards, water makes you weak' exchange, which is the opposite of what water does, and Rev's 'light-skinned brother' answered by Julius with 'I'm a dark-skinned cracker'; water is for cowards could also go under aged worst, like concussions are for cowards.