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.
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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Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.
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You try to make your team do something they’re not capable of and you get murdered.
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If you don’t have discipline, you can’t have a successful program.
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I’ve made so many mistakes that if I don’t make the same mistakes over, we’re going to come pretty close to winning.
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I ain’t never had much fun. I ain’t never been two inches away from a football. Here guys go fishing on the day of the game, hunting, golfing, and all I want to do is be alone, studying how not to lose.
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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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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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Expect the unexpected.
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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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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’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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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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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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You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.
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If there is one thing that has helped me as a coach, it’s my ability to recognize winners, or good people who can become winners by paying the price.
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