Be aware of “yes” men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with winners. Never forget – people win.
BEAR BRYANTIt’s kind of hard to rally around a math class.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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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’m no miracle man. I guarantee nothing but hard work.
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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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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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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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If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes real good, then you did it. That’s all it takes to get people to win football games for you.
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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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The price of victory is high, but so are the rewards.
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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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They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.
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A good, quick, small team can beat a big, slow team any time.
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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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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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Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don’t forget them when they leave.
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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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