The Lord expects you to do some things for yourself.
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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Don’t talk too much or too soon.
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If you don’t have discipline, you can’t have a successful program.
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You win games with your strengths, not your weaknesses.
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Football changes and so do people.
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They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.
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People who are in it for their own good are individualists. They don’t share the same heartbeat that makes a team so great. A great unit, whether it be football or any organization, shares the same heartbeat.
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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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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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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.
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There’s no use fussing on a boy who doesn’t have any ability.
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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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Be aware of “yes” men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with winners. Never forget – people win.
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I’m no miracle man. I guarantee nothing but hard work.
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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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No coach has ever won a game by what he knows; it’s what his players know that counts.
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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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I’ll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we’ll be champions.
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It really doesn’t cost anything to be nice, and the rewards can be unimaginable
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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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A good, quick, small team can beat a big, slow team any time.
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