The first time you quit, it’s hard. The second time, it gets easier. The third time, you don’t even have to think about it.
BEAR BRYANTDon’t give up at half time. Concentrate on winning the second half.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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Football games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire.
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I can reach a kid who doesn’t have any ability as long as he doesn’t know it.
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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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If you don’t have discipline, you can’t have a successful program.
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I ain’t never been nothin but a winner.
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Be aware of “yes” men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with winners. Never forget – people win.
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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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There’s a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success.
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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.
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Football changes and so do people.
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Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin’ and preachin’ were a lot alike.
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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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All 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.
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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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If they don’t have a winning attitude, I don’t want them.
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In 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.
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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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Recognize winners. They come in all forms.
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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.
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You take those little rascals, talk to them good, pat them on the back, let them think they are good, and they will go out and beat the biguns.
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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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It really doesn’t cost anything to be nice, and the rewards can be unimaginable
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Don’t tolerate lazy people. They are losers.
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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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It’s not the will to win that matters-everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.
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