There’s no use fussing on a boy who doesn’t have any ability.
BEAR BRYANTYou’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.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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Expect the unexpected.
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It’s kind of hard to rally around a math class.
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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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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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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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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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No coach has ever won a game by what he knows; it’s what his players know that counts.
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Don’t talk too much. Don’t pop off. Don’t talk after the game until you cool off.
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I’m no miracle man. I guarantee nothing but hard work.
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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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There is no substitute for guts.
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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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Recruiting is the one thing I hate. I won’t do it unless my coaches tell me I’ve just got to. The whole process is kind of undignified for me and the young man.
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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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