In life, you’ll have your back up against the wall many times. You might as well get used to it.
BEAR BRYANTI 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.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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A champion pays an extra price to be better than anyone else.
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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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I’m no miracle man. I guarantee nothing but hard work.
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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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Recognize winners. They come in all forms.
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I’m no genius, but I’m a damn good football coach.
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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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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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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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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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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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In a crisis, don’t hide behind anything or anybody. They’re going to find you anyway.
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Motivating people- the ingredient that separates winners from losers.
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The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing.
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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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