Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.
BEAR BRYANTMama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin’ and preachin’ were a lot alike.
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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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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Motivating people- the ingredient that separates winners from losers.
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Don’t talk too much or too soon.
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Football games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire.
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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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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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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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If they don’t have a winning attitude, I don’t want them.
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The Lord expects you to do some things for yourself.
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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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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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I’m no genius, but I’m a damn good football coach.
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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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