Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin’ and preachin’ were a lot alike.
BEAR BRYANTDon’t give up at half time. Concentrate on winning the second half.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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Most coaches study the films when they lose. I study them when we win -to see if I can figure out what I did right.
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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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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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I’d like for people to remember me as a winner, because I ain’t never been nothin but a winner.
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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 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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Recruiting 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.
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If they don’t have a winning attitude, I don’t want them.
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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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The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing.
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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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Don’t tolerate lazy people. They are losers.
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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’ve made so many mistakes that if I don’t make the same mistakes over, we’re going to come pretty close to winning.
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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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