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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Bear Bryant78 quotes“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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