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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Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin’ and preachin’ were a lot alike.
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There is no substitute for guts.
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I’m no miracle man. I guarantee nothing but hard work.
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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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If you are going to be a successful duck hunter, you must go where the ducks are.
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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 anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes real good, then you did it. That’s all it takes to get people to win football games for you.
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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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If you want to walk the heavenly streets of gold, you gotta know the password, “Roll, Tide, Roll!”
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I’m no genius, but I’m a damn good football coach.
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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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It’s not the will to win that matters-everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.
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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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You try to make your team do something they’re not capable of and you get murdered.
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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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