I don’t hire anybody not brighter than I am. If they’re not brighter than I am, I don’t need them.
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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Don’t talk too much or too soon.
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I’d like for people to remember me as a winner, because I ain’t never been nothin but a winner.
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The Lord expects you to do some things for yourself.
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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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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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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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There is no sin in not liking to play; it’s a mistake for a boy to be there if he doesn’t want to.
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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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If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride – and never quit, you’ll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.
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When you make a mistake, there are only three things you should ever do about it: 1. Admit it. 2. Learn from it, and 3. Don’t repeat it.
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They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.
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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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I’ll never give up on a player regardless of his ability as long as he never gives up on himself. In time he will develop.
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You try to make your team do something they’re not capable of and you get murdered.
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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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