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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.

Bear Bryant

I make my practices real hard because if a player is a quitter, I want him to quit in practice, not in a game.
BEAR BRYANT

Game Myself Practice Quit Reality
Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin’ and preachin’ were a lot alike.
BEAR BRYANT

Leadership Mom Myself
I tell young players who want to be coaches, who think they can put up with all the headaches and heartaches, can you live without it? If you can live without it, don’t get in it.
BEAR BRYANT

Leadership Myself Thinking Young
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.
BEAR BRYANT

Encouragement Game Leadership Lose Win
Have 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 BRYANT

Easy Failure People Planning Success
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.
BEAR BRYANT

Enemy Friendship Hurt Support Win Worry Yourself
If it is worth playing, it is worth paying the price to win.
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Ein Pay Play Price Worth
They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.
BEAR BRYANT

Lose Myself Sports Teaching
It’s not the will to win that matters-everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.
BEAR BRYANT

Inspirational Preparation Sports Willing Win
I ain’t never had much fun. I ain’t never been two inches away from a football. Here guys go fishing on the day of the game, hunting, golfing, and all I want to do is be alone, studying how not to lose.
BEAR BRYANT

Alone Fun Game Loss Myself Preparation Sports Study
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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Goal Ideas Myself Planning War
If they don’t have a winning attitude, I don’t want them.
BEAR BRYANT

Attitude Leadership Myself Win
The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing.
BEAR BRYANT

Change Fun Lose Win
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.
BEAR BRYANT

Dedication Desire Enough Preparation Sports Win
The Lord expects you to do some things for yourself.
BEAR BRYANT

Expectation God Self Love Yourself
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.
BEAR BRYANT

Creation Goal Goodness Leadership People Teamwork

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