Football changes and so do people.
BEAR BRYANTIn 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.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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A champion pays an extra price to be better than anyone else.
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The first time you quit, it’s hard. The second time, it gets easier. The third time, you don’t even have to think about it.
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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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Don’t tolerate lazy people. They are losers.
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The price of victory is high, but so are the rewards.
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Don’t give up at half time. Concentrate on winning the second half.
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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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Have a plan. Follow the plan, and you’ll be surprised how successful you can be. Most people don’t have a plan. That’s why it’s easy to beat most folks.
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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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If you want to walk the heavenly streets of gold, you gotta know the password, “Roll, Tide, Roll!”
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Motivating people- the ingredient that separates winners from losers.
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It’s kind of hard to rally around a math class.
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When you make a mistake, there are only three things you should ever do about it: 1. Admit it. 2. Learn from it, and 3. Don’t repeat it.
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Don’t talk too much or too soon.
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If wanting to win is a fault, as some of my critics seem to insist, then I plead guilty. I like to win. I know no other way. It’s in my blood.
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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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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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I’m no innovator. If anything I’m a stealer, or borrower. I’ve stolen or borrowed from more people than you can shake a stick at.
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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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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 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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Don’t give up. Reach down inside of you and you’ll find something left.
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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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I told them my system was based on the “ant plan,” that I’d gotten the idea watching a colony of ants in Africa during the war. A whole bunch of ants working toward a common goal.
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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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