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The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing.

Bear Bryant

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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Goal Ideas Myself Planning War
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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Better Myself Need
I’m no miracle man. I guarantee nothing but hard work.
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Believe Hard Work Leadership Man
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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Easy Failure People Planning Success
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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Enemy Friendship Hurt Support Win Worry Yourself
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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Feeling Glory Motivational Sports Teamwork Unity
If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes real good, then you did it. That’s all it takes to get people to win football games for you.
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Bad Game Leadership Myself People Sacrifice Success Yourself
If there is one thing that has helped me as a coach, it’s my ability to recognize winners, or good people who can become winners by paying the price.
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Ability Goodness Help Leadership Myself Pay People Price Recognize Winner
In a crisis, don’t hide behind anything or anybody. They’re going to find you anyway.
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Believe Hide Sports Yourself
If you don’t have discipline, you can’t have a successful program.
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Discipline Success Yourself
I’m no innovator. If anything I’m a stealer, or borrower. I’ve stolen or borrowed from more people than you can shake a stick at.
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Innovation Leadership Myself People Yourself
Expect the unexpected.
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Expectation One Liner Preparation
Don’t give up. Reach down inside of you and you’ll find something left.
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Give Up Hard Time Inspirational Yourself
A good, quick, small team can beat a big, slow team any time.
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Goodness Leadership Quick Sports Team Time
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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Fun Inspirational Life Men Myself Old Win
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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Encouragement Game Leadership Lose Win

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