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.
BEAR BRYANTI can reach a kid who doesn’t have any ability as long as he doesn’t know it.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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I’ll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we’ll be champions.
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Losing doesn’t make me want to quit. It makes me want to fight that much harder.
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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.
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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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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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No coach has ever won a game by what he knows; it’s what his players know that counts.
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Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.
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In a crisis, don’t hide behind anything or anybody. They’re going to find you anyway.
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It’s kind of hard to rally around a math class.
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Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don’t forget them when they leave.
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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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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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Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.
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There’s no use fussing on a boy who doesn’t have any ability.
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In order to have a winner, the team must have a feeling of unity; every player must put the team first ahead of personal glory.
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