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.
BEAR BRYANTYou 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.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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In life, you’ll have your back up against the wall many times. You might as well get used to it.
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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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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 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’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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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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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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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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If wanting to win is a fault, as some of my critics seem to insist, then I plead guilty. I like to win. I know no other way. It’s in my blood.
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In a crisis, don’t hide behind anything or anybody. They’re going to find you anyway.
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I make my practices real hard because if a player is a quitter, I want him to quit in practice, not in a game.
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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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If they don’t have a winning attitude, I don’t want them.
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Recognize winners. They come in all forms.
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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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