There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
BEAR BRYANTIn life, you’ll have your back up against the wall many times. You might as well get used to it.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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It’s not the will to win that matters-everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.
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I told them my system was based on the “ant plan,” that I’d gotten the idea watching a colony of ants in Africa during the war. A whole bunch of ants working toward a common goal.
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The Lord expects you to do some things for yourself.
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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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No coach has ever won a game by what he knows; it’s what his players know that counts.
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I know what it takes to win. If I can sell them on what it takes to win, then we are not going to lose too many football games.
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I’m no genius, but I’m a damn good football coach.
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Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin’ and preachin’ were a lot alike.
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I ain’t never been nothin but a winner.
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When you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover – you can’t do both.
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You’re still going to win with preparation and dedication and plain old desire. If you don’t have genuine desire, you won’t be dedicated enough to prepare properly.
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A good, quick, small team can beat a big, slow team any time.
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It’s kind of hard to rally around a math class.
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Set goals – high goals for you and your organization. When your organization has a goal to shoot for, you create teamwork, people working for a common good.
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If they don’t have a winning attitude, I don’t want them.
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