The price of victory is high, but so are the rewards.
BEAR BRYANTWhen you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover – you can’t do both.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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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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There’s no use fussing on a boy who doesn’t have any ability.
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Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.
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Don’t talk too much or too soon.
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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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If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes real good, then you did it. That’s all it takes to get people to win football games for you.
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If you are going to be a successful duck hunter, you must go where the ducks are.
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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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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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A champion pays an extra price to be better than anyone else.
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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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I’m no innovator. If anything I’m a stealer, or borrower. I’ve stolen or borrowed from more people than you can shake a stick at.
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They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.
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Don’t give up. Reach down inside of you and you’ll find something left.
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You must learn how to hold a team together. You must lift some men up, calm others down, until finally they’ve got one heartbeat. Then you’ve got yourself a team.
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