Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin’ and preachin’ were a lot alike.
BEAR BRYANTMost coaches study the films when they lose. I study them when we win -to see if I can figure out what I did right.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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Football changes and so do people.
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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 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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I ain’t never been nothin but a winner.
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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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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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A champion pays an extra price to be better than anyone else.
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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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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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Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.
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No coach has ever won a game by what he knows; it’s what his players know that counts.
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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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Losing doesn’t make me want to quit. It makes me want to fight that much harder.
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If wanting to win is a fault, as some of my critics seem to insist, then I plead guilty. I like to win. I know no other way. It’s in my blood.
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If it is worth playing, it is worth paying the price to win.
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Football games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire.
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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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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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If you don’t have discipline, you can’t have a successful program.
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Don’t talk too much or too soon.
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The price of victory is high, but so are the rewards.
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I’ll never give up on a player regardless of his ability as long as he never gives up on himself. In time he will develop.
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There’s a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success.
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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.
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There is no sin in not liking to play; it’s a mistake for a boy to be there if he doesn’t want to.
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