Don’t talk too much. Don’t pop off. Don’t talk after the game until you cool off.
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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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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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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The Lord expects you to do some things for yourself.
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I’ll never give up on a player regardless of his ability as long as he never gives up on himself. In time he will develop.
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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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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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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 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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If you are going to be a successful duck hunter, you must go where the ducks are.
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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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It’s kind of hard to rally around a math class.
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Don’t give up at half time. Concentrate on winning the second half.
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Expect the unexpected.
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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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