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.
BEAR BRYANTI don’t hire anybody not brighter than I am. If they’re not brighter than I am, I don’t need them.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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Expect the unexpected.
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You win games with your strengths, not your weaknesses.
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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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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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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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I’d like for people to remember me as a winner, because 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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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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A few minutes ago, I had a hard time getting through the lobby because of all the people. After today, that won’t be happening.
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Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.
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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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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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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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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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I don’t hire anybody not brighter than I am. If they’re not brighter than I am, I don’t need them.
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