If it is worth playing, it is worth paying the price to win.
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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A few minutes ago, I had a hard time getting through the lobby because of all the people. After today, that won’t be happening.
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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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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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No coach has ever won a game by what he knows; it’s what his players know that counts.
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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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Football games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire.
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Don’t talk too much or too soon.
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Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin’ and preachin’ were a lot alike.
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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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Losing doesn’t make me want to quit. It makes me want to fight that much harder.
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You take those little rascals, talk to them good, pat them on the back, let them think they are good, and they will go out and beat the biguns.
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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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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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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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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.
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If you don’t have discipline, you can’t have a successful program.
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Most coaches study the films when they lose. I study them when we win -to see if I can figure out what I did right.
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I ain’t never been nothin but a winner.
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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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There’s no use fussing on a boy who doesn’t have any ability.
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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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Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don’t forget them when they leave.
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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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You win games with your strengths, not your weaknesses.
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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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Motivating people- the ingredient that separates winners from losers.
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