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.
BEAR BRYANTSacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don’t forget them when they leave.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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Football changes and so do people.
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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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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’ll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we’ll be champions.
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If it is worth playing, it is worth paying the price to win.
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Don’t give up at half time. Concentrate on winning the second half.
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Don’t tolerate lazy people. They are losers.
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When you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover – you can’t do both.
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I ain’t never been nothin but a winner.
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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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The Lord expects you to do some things for yourself.
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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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The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing.
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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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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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