I ain’t never had much fun. I ain’t never been two inches away from a football. Here guys go fishing on the day of the game, hunting, golfing, and all I want to do is be alone, studying how not to lose.
BEAR BRYANT
Expect the unexpected.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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I ain’t never had much fun. I ain’t never been two inches away from a football. Here guys go fishing on the day of the game, hunting, golfing, and all I want to do is be alone, studying how not to lose.
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Recognize winners. They come in all forms.
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I’m no miracle man. I guarantee nothing but hard work.
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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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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.
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I tell young players who want to be coaches, who think they can put up with all the headaches and heartaches, can you live without it? If you can live without it, don’t get in it.
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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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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.
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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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If they don’t have a winning attitude, I don’t want them.
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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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In a crisis, don’t hide behind anything or anybody. They’re going to find you anyway.
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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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Losing doesn’t make me want to quit. It makes me want to fight that much harder.
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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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I’ll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we’ll be champions.
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