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.
BEAR BRYANTYou try to make your team do something they’re not capable of and you get murdered.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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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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I can reach a kid who doesn’t have any ability as long as he doesn’t know it.
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I’d like for people to remember me as a winner, because I ain’t never been nothin but a winner.
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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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I’ll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we’ll be champions.
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You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.
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Don’t give up. Reach down inside of you and you’ll find something left.
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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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There’s no use fussing on a boy who doesn’t have any ability.
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In order to have a winner, the team must have a feeling of unity; every player must put the team first ahead of personal glory.
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Most coaches study the films when they lose. I study them when we win -to see if I can figure out what I did right.
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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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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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Motivating people- the ingredient that separates winners from losers.
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Set goals – high goals for you and your organization. When your organization has a goal to shoot for, you create teamwork, people working for a common good.
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