There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
BEAR BRYANTIn order to have a winner, the team must have a feeling of unity; every player must put the team first ahead of personal glory.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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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 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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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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There’s a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success.
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The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing.
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If you want to walk the heavenly streets of gold, you gotta know the password, “Roll, Tide, Roll!”
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Don’t give up at half time. Concentrate on winning the second half.
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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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In a crisis, don’t hide behind anything or anybody. They’re going to find you anyway.
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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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No coach has ever won a game by what he knows; it’s what his players know that counts.
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A champion pays an extra price to be better than anyone else.
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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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When you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover – you can’t do both.
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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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I’m no miracle man. I guarantee nothing but hard work.
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There’s no use fussing on a boy who doesn’t have any ability.
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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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If you are going to be a successful duck hunter, you must go where the ducks are.
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If it is worth playing, it is worth paying the price to win.
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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’ll never give up on a player regardless of his ability as long as he never gives up on himself. In time he will develop.
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Expect the unexpected.
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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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They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.
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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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