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.
BEAR BRYANTRecruiting is the one thing I hate. I won’t do it unless my coaches tell me I’ve just got to. The whole process is kind of undignified for me and the young man.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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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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Don’t talk too much or too soon.
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It’s kind of hard to rally around a math class.
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You win games with your strengths, not your weaknesses.
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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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If they don’t have a winning attitude, I don’t want them.
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They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.
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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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I didn’t have a thing to do with picking a coach, and didn’t want to. But I didn’t think they’d pick one I didn’t like.
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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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Don’t tolerate lazy people. They are losers.
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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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Recruiting is the one thing I hate. I won’t do it unless my coaches tell me I’ve just got to. The whole process is kind of undignified for me and the young man.
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Don’t give up. Reach down inside of you and you’ll find something left.
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There is no substitute for guts.
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