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The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing.

Bear Bryant

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
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
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.
BEAR BRYANT

Mistake Myself Win
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

Dedication Desire Enough Preparation Sports Win
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.
BEAR BRYANT

Easy Failure People Planning Success
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
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 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.
BEAR BRYANT

Goal Ideas Myself Planning War
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 never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.
BEAR BRYANT

Advice Animal Hard Time Yourself
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.
BEAR BRYANT

Believe Encouragement Leadership
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.
BEAR BRYANT

Encouragement Game Leadership Lose Win
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.
BEAR BRYANT

Feeling Glory Motivational Sports Teamwork Unity
I’m no miracle man. I guarantee nothing but hard work.
BEAR BRYANT

Believe Hard Work Leadership Man
Football games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire.
BEAR BRYANT

Desire Game Greatness Sports Win
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

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