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Losing doesn’t make me want to quit. It makes me want to fight that much harder.

Bear Bryant

I know what it takes to win. If I can sell them on what it takes to win, then we are not going to lose too many football games.
BEAR BRYANT

Encouragement Game Leadership Lose Win
There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
BEAR BRYANT

Difference Inspirational Willing
Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin’ and preachin’ were a lot alike.
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Leadership Mom Myself
In life, you’ll have your back up against the wall many times. You might as well get used to it.
BEAR BRYANT

Hard Time Life Time Yourself
You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.
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Advice Animal Hard Time Yourself
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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Inspirational Preparation Sports Willing Win
Don’t tolerate lazy people. They are losers.
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Lose People Tolerance
Be aware of “yes” men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with winners. Never forget – people win.
BEAR BRYANT

Believe Forget Leadership Lose Man People Sports Win
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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Hate Kind Men Myself Young
Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.
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Care Character Inspirational Motivational Pride Success Win
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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Dedication Desire Enough Preparation Sports Win
Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.
BEAR BRYANT

Attitude Prayer Proud Yourself
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.
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Leadership Learning Man Team Togetherness Yourself
If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride – and never quit, you’ll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.
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Believe Dedication Inspirational Price Quit Reward Strength Success Victory Winner Yourself
Motivating people- the ingredient that separates winners from losers.
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Lose Motivational People Win
Don’t talk too much or too soon.
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Advice Early One Liner Talk
You win games with your strengths, not your weaknesses.
BEAR BRYANT

Game Motivational Strength Weakness Win Yourself
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

Myself Oneself Sports Thinking
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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Goal Ideas Myself Planning War
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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Ability Goodness Help Leadership Myself Pay People Price Recognize Winner
I’ll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we’ll be champions.
BEAR BRYANT

End Hell Myself Winn
I can reach a kid who doesn’t have any ability as long as he doesn’t know it.
BEAR BRYANT

Ability Himself Reach Sports
When you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover – you can’t do both.
BEAR BRYANT

Leadership Play Sports Storm Yourself
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
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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Innovation Leadership Myself People Yourself
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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Game Myself Practice Quit Reality
Recognize winners. They come in all forms.
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Form Recognition Win

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