Football games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire.
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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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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Don’t tolerate lazy people. They are losers.
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Don’t worry about making friends; don’t worry about making enemies. Worry about winning, because if you win, your enemies can’t hurt you, and if you lose, your friends can’t stand you.
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I ain’t never been nothin but a winner.
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A good, quick, small team can beat a big, slow team any time.
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The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing.
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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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You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.
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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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There’s no use fussing on a boy who doesn’t have any ability.
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The first time you quit, it’s hard. The second time, it gets easier. The third time, you don’t even have to think about it.
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I know what it takes to win. If I can sell them on what it takes to win, then we are not going to lose too many football games.
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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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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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When you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover – you can’t do both.
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