In a crisis, don’t hide behind anything or anybody. They’re going to find you anyway.
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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I’ll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we’ll be champions.
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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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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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If there is one thing that has helped me as a coach, it’s my ability to recognize winners, or good people who can become winners by paying the price.
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I’m no miracle man. I guarantee nothing but hard work.
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A champion pays an extra price to be better than anyone else.
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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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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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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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Don’t tolerate lazy people. They are losers.
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Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.
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Don’t give up at half time. Concentrate on winning the second half.
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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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Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.
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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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