There is no substitute for guts.
BEAR BRYANTHave a plan. Follow the plan, and you’ll be surprised how successful you can be. Most people don’t have a plan. That’s why it’s easy to beat most folks.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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In my lifetime, I may have put too much emphasis on winning, because here I am an old man and the only fun I’ve had is winning, and that’s ridiculous.
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It really doesn’t cost anything to be nice, and the rewards can be unimaginable
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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 is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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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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I ain’t never been nothin but a winner.
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Don’t talk too much. Don’t pop off. Don’t talk after the game until you cool off.
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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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Recognize winners. They come in all forms.
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I’m no miracle man. I guarantee nothing but hard work.
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Little things make the difference. Everyone is well prepared in the big things, but only the winners perfect the little things.
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I don’t hire anybody not brighter than I am. If they’re not brighter than I am, I don’t need them.
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They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.
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I ain’t never had much fun. I ain’t never been two inches away from a football. Here guys go fishing on the day of the game, hunting, golfing, and all I want to do is be alone, studying how not to lose.
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Most coaches study the films when they lose. I study them when we win -to see if I can figure out what I did right.
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If wanting to win is a fault, as some of my critics seem to insist, then I plead guilty. I like to win. I know no other way. It’s in my blood.
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I’ve made so many mistakes that if I don’t make the same mistakes over, we’re going to come pretty close to winning.
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You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.
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Football changes and so do people.
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In order to have a winner, the team must have a feeling of unity; every player must put the team first ahead of personal glory.
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You must learn how to hold a team together. You must lift some men up, calm others down, until finally they’ve got one heartbeat. Then you’ve got yourself a team.
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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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The price of victory is high, but so are the rewards.
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I’ll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we’ll be champions.
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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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In life, you’ll have your back up against the wall many times. You might as well get used to it.
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