It’s not the will to win that matters-everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.
BEAR BRYANTIf they don’t have a winning attitude, I don’t want them.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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Recruiting is the one thing I hate. I won’t do it unless my coaches tell me I’ve just got to. The whole process is kind of undignified for me and the young man.
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All I know is, I don’t want to stop coaching, and I don’t want to stop winning, so we’re gonna break the record unless I die.
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There’s no use fussing on a boy who doesn’t have any ability.
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Be aware of “yes” men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with winners. Never forget – people win.
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I tell young players who want to be coaches, who think they can put up with all the headaches and heartaches, can you live without it? If you can live without it, don’t get in it.
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Don’t talk too much or too soon.
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Motivating people- the ingredient that separates winners from losers.
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Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.
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I didn’t have a thing to do with picking a coach, and didn’t want to. But I didn’t think they’d pick one I didn’t like.
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Expect the unexpected.
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There is no substitute for guts.
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People who are in it for their own good are individualists. They don’t share the same heartbeat that makes a team so great. A great unit, whether it be football or any organization, shares the same heartbeat.
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You take those little rascals, talk to them good, pat them on the back, let them think they are good, and they will go out and beat the biguns.
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I’m no innovator. If anything I’m a stealer, or borrower. I’ve stolen or borrowed from more people than you can shake a stick at.
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Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don’t forget them when they leave.
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