It's ironic that a 33-year collegiate head baseball coach, one who won 1,177 games and is the winningest coach both in state history and at two different Louisiana schools, one who took a team to the College World Series, and one who had a nationally No. 1-ranked team, is remembered best for one-liners.
But Tony Robichaux's "Robeisms" weren't like other people's quips. They all had meaning, substance, something behind them that made them worthy of remembering – even as plentiful as they were.
"Work while you wait." "Let the way you live your life define who you are." "Glorify what's important." "Tough times allow you to show who you are." "The real world doesn't fix things for you." "Too many people sit down when it's time to stand up." "Nothing is good or bad, it's how you respond that makes it good or bad."