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 BRYANTThe fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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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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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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Football games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire.
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I don’t hire anybody not brighter than I am. If they’re not brighter than I am, I don’t need them.
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I ain’t never been nothin but a winner.
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If you don’t have discipline, you can’t have a successful program.
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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 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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Expect the unexpected.
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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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Don’t talk too much or too soon.
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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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Don’t worry about making friends; don’t worry about making enemies. Worry about winning, because if you win, your enemies can’t hurt you, and if you lose, your friends can’t stand you.
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When you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover – you can’t do both.
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