If there is one thing that has helped me as a coach, it’s my ability to recognize winners, or good people who can become winners by paying the price.
BEAR BRYANTPeople 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.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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Expect the unexpected.
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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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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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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.
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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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You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.
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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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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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The Lord expects you to do some things for yourself.
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I ain’t never been nothin but a winner.
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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.
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I’m no genius, but I’m a damn good football coach.
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The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing.
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You win games with your strengths, not your weaknesses.
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Set goals – high goals for you and your organization. When your organization has a goal to shoot for, you create teamwork, people working for a common good.
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