No coach has ever won a game by what he knows; it’s what his players know that counts.
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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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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Don’t tolerate lazy people. They are losers.
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I can reach a kid who doesn’t have any ability as long as he doesn’t know it.
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I don’t hire anybody not brighter than I am. If they’re not brighter than I am, I don’t need them.
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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.
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Motivating people- the ingredient that separates winners from losers.
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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.
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If it is worth playing, it is worth paying the price to win.
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They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.
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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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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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Football changes and so do people.
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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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You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.
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There is no substitute for guts.
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Don’t talk too much or too soon.
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I’ll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we’ll be champions.
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A champion pays an extra price to be better than anyone else.
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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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It really doesn’t cost anything to be nice, and the rewards can be unimaginable
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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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Have a plan. Follow the plan, and you’ll be surprised how successful you can be. Most people don’t have a plan. That’s why it’s easy to beat most folks.
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It’s kind of hard to rally around a math class.
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If you want to walk the heavenly streets of gold, you gotta know the password, “Roll, Tide, Roll!”
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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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I’ve made so many mistakes that if I don’t make the same mistakes over, we’re going to come pretty close to winning.
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