I don’t hire anybody not brighter than I am. If they’re not brighter than I am, I don’t need them.
BEAR BRYANTIf you don’t have discipline, you can’t have a successful program.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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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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Don’t give up at half time. Concentrate on winning the second half.
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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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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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I ain’t never been nothin but a winner.
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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 Lord expects you to do some things for yourself.
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The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing.
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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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Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin’ and preachin’ were a lot alike.
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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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If you don’t have discipline, you can’t have a successful program.
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There is no substitute for guts.
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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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It really doesn’t cost anything to be nice, and the rewards can be unimaginable
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