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 BRYANTFootball changes and so do people.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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A champion pays an extra price to be better than anyone else.
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There’s a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success.
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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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Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin’ and preachin’ were a lot alike.
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The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing.
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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 can reach a kid who doesn’t have any ability as long as he doesn’t know it.
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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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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 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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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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I’m no miracle man. I guarantee nothing but hard work.
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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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If you don’t have discipline, you can’t have a successful program.
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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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