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.
BEAR BRYANTIf it is worth playing, it is worth paying the price to win.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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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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Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don’t forget them when they leave.
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Recognize winners. They come in all forms.
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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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It really doesn’t cost anything to be nice, and the rewards can be unimaginable
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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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No coach has ever won a game by what he knows; it’s what his players know that counts.
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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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If it is worth playing, it is worth paying the price to win.
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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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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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Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.
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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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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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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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