When you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover – you can’t do both.
BEAR BRYANTWhen you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover – you can’t do both.
BEAR BRYANTDon’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.
BEAR BRYANTFootball games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire.
BEAR BRYANTExpect the unexpected.
BEAR BRYANTShow class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.
BEAR BRYANTSacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don’t forget them when they leave.
BEAR BRYANTMost coaches study the films when they lose. I study them when we win -to see if I can figure out what I did right.
BEAR BRYANTI’m no genius, but I’m a damn good football coach.
BEAR BRYANTIn 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 BRYANTMotivating people- the ingredient that separates winners from losers.
BEAR BRYANTRecruiting 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 BRYANTAll I know is, I don’t want to stop coaching, and I don’t want to stop winning, so we’re gonna break the record unless I die.
BEAR BRYANTA champion pays an extra price to be better than anyone else.
BEAR BRYANTDon’t tolerate lazy people. They are losers.
BEAR BRYANTI ain’t never been nothin but a winner.
BEAR BRYANTYou 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.
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