I don’t hire anybody not brighter than I am. If they’re not brighter than I am, I don’t need them.
BEAR BRYANTThe Lord expects you to do some things for yourself.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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It’s kind of hard to rally around a math class.
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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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Football games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire.
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I’m no miracle man. I guarantee nothing but hard work.
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If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes real good, then you did it. That’s all it takes to get people to win football games for you.
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There’s a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success.
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A good, quick, small team can beat a big, slow team any time.
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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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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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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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If wanting to win is a fault, as some of my critics seem to insist, then I plead guilty. I like to win. I know no other way. It’s in my blood.
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Expect the unexpected.
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Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don’t forget them when they leave.
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The price of victory is high, but so are the rewards.
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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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