Losing doesn’t make me want to quit. It makes me want to fight that much harder.
BEAR BRYANTAll I know is, I don’t want to stop coaching, and I don’t want to stop winning, so we’re gonna break the record unless I die.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.
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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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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 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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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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All I know is, I don’t want to stop coaching, and I don’t want to stop winning, so we’re gonna break the record unless I die.
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Don’t talk too much. Don’t pop off. Don’t talk after the game until you cool off.
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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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Football changes and so do people.
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Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.
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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.
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Expect the unexpected.
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Most coaches study the films when they lose. I study them when we win -to see if I can figure out what I did right.
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They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.
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Don’t talk too much or too soon.
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You must learn how to hold a team together. You must lift some men up, calm others down, until finally they’ve got one heartbeat. Then you’ve got yourself a team.
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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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A good, quick, small team can beat a big, slow team any time.
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The price of victory is high, but so are the rewards.
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In a crisis, don’t hide behind anything or anybody. They’re going to find you anyway.
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Don’t give up. Reach down inside of you and you’ll find something left.
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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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I’ll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we’ll be champions.
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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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There’s no use fussing on a boy who doesn’t have any ability.
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The first time you quit, it’s hard. The second time, it gets easier. The third time, you don’t even have to think about it.
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