You try to make your team do something they’re not capable of and you get murdered.
BEAR BRYANTI’ll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we’ll be champions.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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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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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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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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When you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover – you can’t do both.
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If wanting to win is a fault, as some of my critics seem to insist, then I plead guilty. I like to win. I know no other way. It’s in my blood.
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I’m no miracle man. I guarantee nothing but hard work.
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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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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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A good, quick, small team can beat a big, slow team any time.
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Most coaches study the films when they lose. I study them when we win -to see if I can figure out what I did right.
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All I know is, I don’t want to stop coaching, and I don’t want to stop winning, so we’re gonna break the record unless I die.
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The Lord expects you to do some things for yourself.
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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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If there is one thing that has helped me as a coach, it’s my ability to recognize winners, or good people who can become winners by paying the price.
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There is no substitute for guts.
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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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Losing doesn’t make me want to quit. It makes me want to fight that much harder.
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If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride – and never quit, you’ll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.
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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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A champion pays an extra price to be better than anyone else.
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Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.
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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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In a crisis, don’t hide behind anything or anybody. They’re going to find you anyway.
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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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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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