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When you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover – you can’t do both.

Bear Bryant

I don’t hire anybody not brighter than I am. If they’re not brighter than I am, I don’t need them.
BEAR BRYANT

Better Myself Need
Football games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire.
BEAR BRYANT

Desire Game Greatness Sports Win
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.
BEAR BRYANT

Leadership Myself Thinking Young
I told them my system was based on the “ant plan,” that I’d gotten the idea watching a colony of ants in Africa during the war. A whole bunch of ants working toward a common goal.
BEAR BRYANT

Goal Ideas Myself Planning War
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.
BEAR BRYANT

Ability Development Give Up Himself Leadership Myself
You try to make your team do something they’re not capable of and you get murdered.
BEAR BRYANT

Ability Death Team Yourself
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.
BEAR BRYANT

Believe Inspirational Mistake Yourself
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.
BEAR BRYANT

Innovation Leadership Myself People Yourself
The price of victory is high, but so are the rewards.
BEAR BRYANT

Price Reward Victory
The Lord expects you to do some things for yourself.
BEAR BRYANT

Expectation God Self Love Yourself
I’m no genius, but I’m a damn good football coach.
BEAR BRYANT

Ability Genius Myself
It’s not the will to win that matters-everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.
BEAR BRYANT

Inspirational Preparation Sports Willing Win
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.
BEAR BRYANT

Believe Encouragement Leadership
There’s no use fussing on a boy who doesn’t have any ability.
BEAR BRYANT

Ability Man Talk
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.
BEAR BRYANT

Death Myself Sports Stop Win
Don’t worry about making friends; don’t worry about making enemies. Worry about winning, because if you win, your enemies can’t hurt you, and if you lose, your friends can’t stand you.
BEAR BRYANT

Enemy Friendship Hurt Support Win Worry Yourself

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