I didn’t have a thing to do with picking a coach, and didn’t want to. But I didn’t think they’d pick one I didn’t like.
BEAR BRYANTMama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin’ and preachin’ were a lot alike.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.
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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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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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A good, quick, small team can beat a big, slow team any time.
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Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.
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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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It’s kind of hard to rally around a math class.
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There’s a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success.
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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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Don’t talk too much or too soon.
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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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I’ve made so many mistakes that if I don’t make the same mistakes over, we’re going to come pretty close to winning.
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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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Don’t talk too much. Don’t pop off. Don’t talk after the game until you cool off.
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