I don’t hire anybody not brighter than I am. If they’re not brighter than I am, I don’t need them.
BEAR BRYANTI 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.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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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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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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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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I’m no genius, but I’m a damn good football coach.
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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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Don’t give up. Reach down inside of you and you’ll find something left.
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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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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’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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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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Football changes and so do people.
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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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Don’t tolerate lazy people. They are losers.
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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.
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