Don’t talk too much. Don’t pop off. Don’t talk after the game until you cool off.
BEAR BRYANTThere 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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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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It’s kind of hard to rally around a math class.
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It’s not the will to win that matters-everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.
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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 life, you’ll have your back up against the wall many times. You might as well get used to it.
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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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The price of victory is high, but so are the rewards.
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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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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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When you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover – you can’t do both.
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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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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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A champion pays an extra price to be better than anyone else.
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They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.
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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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