They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.
BEAR BRYANTIn 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.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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If you are going to be a successful duck hunter, you must go where the ducks are.
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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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Motivating people- the ingredient that separates winners from losers.
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Football changes and so do people.
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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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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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Have 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.
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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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You win games with your strengths, not your weaknesses.
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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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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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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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You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.
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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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If they don’t have a winning attitude, I don’t want them.
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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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The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and 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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Don’t talk too much or too soon.
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Don’t give up at half time. Concentrate on winning the second half.
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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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I can reach a kid who doesn’t have any ability as long as he doesn’t know it.
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Don’t worry about making friends; don’t worry about making enemies. Worry about winning, because if you win, your enemies can’t hurt you, and if you lose, your friends can’t stand you.
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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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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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Don’t tolerate lazy people. They are losers.
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