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.
BEAR BRYANTIf you are going to be a successful duck hunter, you must go where the ducks are.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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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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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.
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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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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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When you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover – you can’t do both.
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Recognize winners. They come in all forms.
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I make my practices real hard because if a player is a quitter, I want him to quit in practice, not in a game.
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There’s no use fussing on a boy who doesn’t have any ability.
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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.
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If you don’t have discipline, you can’t have a successful program.
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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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Be aware of “yes” men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with winners. Never forget – people win.
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Expect the unexpected.
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I’m no miracle man. I guarantee nothing but hard work.
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