Don’t talk too much or too soon.
BEAR BRYANTDon’t talk too much or too soon.
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.
BEAR BRYANTDon’t tolerate lazy people. They are losers.
BEAR BRYANTMama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin’ and preachin’ were a lot alike.
BEAR BRYANTThe Lord expects you to do some things for yourself.
BEAR BRYANTI make my practices real hard because if a player is a quitter, I want him to quit in practice, not in a game.
BEAR BRYANTI’ll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we’ll be champions.
BEAR BRYANTHave a plan. Follow the plan, and you’ll be surprised how successful you can be. Most people don’t have a plan. That’s why it’s easy to beat most folks.
BEAR BRYANTI’m no genius, but I’m a damn good football coach.
BEAR BRYANTNo coach has ever won a game by what he knows; it’s what his players know that counts.
BEAR BRYANTExpect the unexpected.
BEAR BRYANTWhen you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover – you can’t do both.
BEAR BRYANTI’ve made so many mistakes that if I don’t make the same mistakes over, we’re going to come pretty close to winning.
BEAR BRYANTRecruiting 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.
BEAR BRYANTIf you don’t have discipline, you can’t have a successful program.
BEAR BRYANTDon’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.
BEAR BRYANT