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.
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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I can reach a kid who doesn’t have any ability as long as he doesn’t know it.
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It really doesn’t cost anything to be nice, and the rewards can be unimaginable
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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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There’s a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success.
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Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.
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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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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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There’s no use fussing on a boy who doesn’t have any ability.
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Don’t tolerate lazy people. They are losers.
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Football changes and so do people.
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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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Recognize winners. They come in all forms.
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You take those little rascals, talk to them good, pat them on the back, let them think they are good, and they will go out and beat the biguns.
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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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If you are going to be a successful duck hunter, you must go where the ducks are.
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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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The price of victory is high, but so are the rewards.
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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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If they don’t have a winning attitude, I don’t want them.
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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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Be aware of “yes” men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with winners. Never forget – people win.
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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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If you don’t have discipline, you can’t have a successful program.
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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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Don’t talk too much. Don’t pop off. Don’t talk after the game until you cool off.
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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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