I don’t hire anybody not brighter than I am. If they’re not brighter than I am, I don’t need them.
BEAR BRYANTDon’t talk too much. Don’t pop off. Don’t talk after the game until you cool off.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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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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Set goals – high goals for you and your organization. When your organization has a goal to shoot for, you create teamwork, people working for a common good.
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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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The price of victory is high, but so are the rewards.
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Don’t give up at half time. Concentrate on winning the second half.
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You win games with your strengths, not your weaknesses.
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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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In a crisis, don’t hide behind anything or anybody. They’re going to find you anyway.
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If you want to walk the heavenly streets of gold, you gotta know the password, “Roll, Tide, Roll!”
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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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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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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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A few minutes ago, I had a hard time getting through the lobby because of all the people. After today, that won’t be happening.
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Don’t talk too much or too soon.
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If it is worth playing, it is worth paying the price to win.
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