Football games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire.
BEAR BRYANTNo coach has ever won a game by what he knows; it’s what his players know that counts.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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Recognize winners. They come in all forms.
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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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Don’t give up. Reach down inside of you and you’ll find something left.
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It’s kind of hard to rally around a math class.
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I can reach a kid who doesn’t have any ability as long as he doesn’t know it.
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They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.
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The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing.
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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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There is no substitute for guts.
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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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Expect the unexpected.
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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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Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.
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Football changes and so do people.
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There’s a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success.
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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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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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Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don’t forget them when they leave.
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You try to make your team do something they’re not capable of and you get murdered.
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Don’t tolerate lazy people. They are losers.
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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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A champion pays an extra price to be better than anyone else.
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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 win games with your strengths, not your weaknesses.
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You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.
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It’s not the will to win that matters-everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.
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