I 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.
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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You’re still going to win with preparation and dedication and plain old desire. If you don’t have genuine desire, you won’t be dedicated enough to prepare properly.
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They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.
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Football games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire.
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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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It’s kind of hard to rally around a math class.
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There is no substitute for guts.
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A good, quick, small team can beat a big, slow team any time.
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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 make my practices real hard because if a player is a quitter, I want him to quit in practice, not in a game.
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You win games with your strengths, not your weaknesses.
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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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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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Be aware of “yes” men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with winners. Never forget – people win.
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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 or too soon.
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