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.
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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There is no substitute for guts.
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If you don’t have discipline, you can’t have a successful program.
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There’s a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success.
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When you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover – you can’t do both.
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You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.
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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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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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The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing.
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Don’t give up. Reach down inside of you and you’ll find something left.
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I’d like for people to remember me as a winner, because I ain’t never been nothin but a winner.
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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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Recognize winners. They come in all forms.
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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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Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin’ and preachin’ were a lot alike.
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They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.
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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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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’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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Football changes and so do people.
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I ain’t never been nothin but a winner.
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It’s kind of hard to rally around a math class.
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There’s no use fussing on a boy who doesn’t have any ability.
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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’m no miracle man. I guarantee nothing but hard work.
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The price of victory is high, but so are the rewards.
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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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