It’s not the will to win that matters-everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.
BEAR BRYANTRecruiting 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.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
-
-
I make my practices real hard because if a player is a quitter, I want him to quit in practice, not in a game.
BEAR BRYANT -
Most coaches study the films when they lose. I study them when we win -to see if I can figure out what I did right.
BEAR BRYANT -
The first time you quit, it’s hard. The second time, it gets easier. The third time, you don’t even have to think about it.
BEAR BRYANT -
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.
BEAR BRYANT -
There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
BEAR BRYANT -
Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.
BEAR BRYANT -
Don’t talk too much or too soon.
BEAR BRYANT -
If you don’t have discipline, you can’t have a successful program.
BEAR BRYANT -
Football changes and so do people.
BEAR BRYANT -
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.
BEAR BRYANT -
If you are going to be a successful duck hunter, you must go where the ducks are.
BEAR BRYANT -
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.
BEAR BRYANT -
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.
BEAR BRYANT -
Don’t tolerate lazy people. They are losers.
BEAR BRYANT -
The price of victory is high, but so are the rewards.
BEAR BRYANT -
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 -
Expect the unexpected.
BEAR BRYANT -
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 -
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 BRYANT -
Football games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire.
BEAR BRYANT -
I’ll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we’ll be champions.
BEAR BRYANT -
You’re still going to win with preparation and dedication and plain old desire. If you don’t have genuine desire, you won’t be dedicated enough to prepare properly.
BEAR BRYANT -
Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin’ and preachin’ were a lot alike.
BEAR BRYANT -
Motivating people- the ingredient that separates winners from losers.
BEAR BRYANT -
I’m no miracle man. I guarantee nothing but hard work.
BEAR BRYANT -
People who are in it for their own good are individualists. They don’t share the same heartbeat that makes a team so great. A great unit, whether it be football or any organization, shares the same heartbeat.
BEAR BRYANT