Don’t talk too much. Don’t pop off. Don’t talk after the game until you cool off.
BEAR BRYANTI 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.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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You try to make your team do something they’re not capable of and you get murdered.
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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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If they don’t have a winning attitude, I don’t want them.
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Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.
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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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Little things make the difference. Everyone is well prepared in the big things, but only the winners perfect the little things.
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There’s no use fussing on a boy who doesn’t have any ability.
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I can reach a kid who doesn’t have any ability as long as he doesn’t know it.
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It’s kind of hard to rally around a math class.
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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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Don’t give up at half time. Concentrate on winning the second half.
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Be aware of “yes” men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with winners. Never forget – people win.
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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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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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There is no substitute for guts.
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