You try to make your team do something they’re not capable of and you get murdered.
BEAR BRYANTI 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.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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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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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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Be aware of “yes” men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with winners. Never forget – people win.
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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.
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If you don’t have discipline, you can’t have a successful program.
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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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There is no sin in not liking to play; it’s a mistake for a boy to be there if he doesn’t want to.
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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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Motivating people- the ingredient that separates winners from losers.
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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.
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In life, you’ll have your back up against the wall many times. You might as well get used to it.
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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’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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If it is worth playing, it is worth paying the price to win.
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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 never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.
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Don’t talk too much. Don’t pop off. Don’t talk after the game until you cool off.
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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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If you are going to be a successful duck hunter, you must go where the ducks are.
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No coach has ever won a game by what he knows; it’s what his players know that counts.
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If they don’t have a winning attitude, I don’t want them.
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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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You take those little rascals, talk to them good, pat them on the back, let them think they are good, and they will go out and beat the biguns.
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A champion pays an extra price to be better than anyone else.
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There is no substitute for guts.
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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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