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 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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A few minutes ago, I had a hard time getting through the lobby because of all the people. After today, that won’t be happening.
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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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No coach has ever won a game by what he knows; it’s what his players know that counts.
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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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You win games with your strengths, not your weaknesses.
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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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When you make a mistake, there are only three things you should ever do about it: 1. Admit it. 2. Learn from it, and 3. Don’t repeat it.
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I didn’t have a thing to do with picking a coach, and didn’t want to. But I didn’t think they’d pick one I didn’t like.
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Don’t talk too much or too soon.
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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 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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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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It’s kind of hard to rally around a math class.
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A good, quick, small team can beat a big, slow team any time.
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