I can reach a kid who doesn’t have any ability as long as he doesn’t know it.
BEAR BRYANTThey say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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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 ain’t never had much fun. I ain’t never been two inches away from a football. Here guys go fishing on the day of the game, hunting, golfing, and all I want to do is be alone, studying how not to lose.
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Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.
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I’ll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we’ll be champions.
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There’s no use fussing on a boy who doesn’t have any ability.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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You try to make your team do something they’re not capable of and you get murdered.
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There is no sin in not liking to play; it’s a mistake for a boy to be there if he doesn’t want to.
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Don’t give up. Reach down inside of you and you’ll find something left.
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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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A champion pays an extra price to be better than anyone else.
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