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 BRYANTLosing doesn’t make me want to quit. It makes me want to fight that much harder.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin’ and preachin’ were a lot alike.
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In life, you’ll have your back up against the wall many times. You might as well get used to it.
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You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.
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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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Don’t tolerate lazy people. They are losers.
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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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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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Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.
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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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Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.
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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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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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Motivating people- the ingredient that separates winners from losers.
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Don’t talk too much or too soon.
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You win games with your strengths, not your weaknesses.
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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 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 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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I’ll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we’ll be champions.
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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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When you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover – you can’t do both.
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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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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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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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Recognize winners. They come in all forms.
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