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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.

Bear Bryant

Be aware of “yes” men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with winners. Never forget – people win.
BEAR BRYANT

Believe Forget Leadership Lose Man People Sports Win
In a crisis, don’t hide behind anything or anybody. They’re going to find you anyway.
BEAR BRYANT

Believe Hide Sports Yourself
Losing doesn’t make me want to quit. It makes me want to fight that much harder.
BEAR BRYANT

Believe Encouragement Fight Leadership Lose Myself Quit
Don’t tolerate lazy people. They are losers.
BEAR BRYANT

Lose People Tolerance
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 BRYANT

Leadership Man Mistake Sin
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.
BEAR BRYANT

Ability Development Give Up Himself Leadership Myself
Set goals – high goals for you and your organization. When your organization has a goal to shoot for, you create teamwork, people working for a common good.
BEAR BRYANT

Creation Goal Goodness Leadership People Teamwork
You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.
BEAR BRYANT

Advice Animal Hard Time Yourself
I’m no miracle man. I guarantee nothing but hard work.
BEAR BRYANT

Believe Hard Work Leadership Man
You try to make your team do something they’re not capable of and you get murdered.
BEAR BRYANT

Ability Death Team Yourself
I don’t hire anybody not brighter than I am. If they’re not brighter than I am, I don’t need them.
BEAR BRYANT

Better Myself Need
I can reach a kid who doesn’t have any ability as long as he doesn’t know it.
BEAR BRYANT

Ability Himself Reach Sports
In 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.
BEAR BRYANT

Fun Inspirational Life Men Myself Old Win
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.
BEAR BRYANT

Believe Dedication Inspirational Price Quit Reward Strength Success Victory Winner Yourself
I’d like for people to remember me as a winner, because I ain’t never been nothin but a winner.
BEAR BRYANT

Attitude Inspirational People Remember Winner
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.
BEAR BRYANT

Ability Goodness Help Leadership Myself Pay People Price Recognize Winner
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.
BEAR BRYANT

Bad Game Leadership Myself People Sacrifice Success Yourself
It’s not the will to win that matters-everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.
BEAR BRYANT

Inspirational Preparation Sports Willing Win
The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing.
BEAR BRYANT

Change Fun Lose Win
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.
BEAR BRYANT

Hate Kind Men Myself Young
The Lord expects you to do some things for yourself.
BEAR BRYANT

Expectation God Self Love Yourself
They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.
BEAR BRYANT

Lose Myself Sports Teaching
There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
BEAR BRYANT

Difference Inspirational Willing
Don’t give up at half time. Concentrate on winning the second half.
BEAR BRYANT

Give Up Inspirational Sports Time Win
Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.
BEAR BRYANT

Care Character Inspirational Motivational Pride Success Win
In life, you’ll have your back up against the wall many times. You might as well get used to it.
BEAR BRYANT

Hard Time Life Time Yourself
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.
BEAR BRYANT

Leadership Learning Man Team Togetherness Yourself

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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