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.
BEAR BRYANTYou never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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Little things make the difference. Everyone is well prepared in the big things, but only the winners perfect the little things.
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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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Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin’ and preachin’ were a lot alike.
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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 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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A champion pays an extra price to be better than anyone else.
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The first time you quit, it’s hard. The second time, it gets easier. The third time, you don’t even have to think about it.
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If it is worth playing, it is worth paying the price to win.
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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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If you don’t have discipline, you can’t have a successful program.
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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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If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride – and never quit, you’ll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.
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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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I’m no miracle man. I guarantee nothing but hard work.
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