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.
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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Football games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire.
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If you don’t have discipline, you can’t have a successful program.
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I’ll never give up on a player regardless of his ability as long as he never gives up on himself. In time he will develop.
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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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Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin’ and preachin’ were a lot alike.
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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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In a crisis, don’t hide behind anything or anybody. They’re going to find you anyway.
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I ain’t never been nothin but a winner.
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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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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 Lord expects you to do some things for yourself.
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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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There’s no use fussing on a boy who doesn’t have any ability.
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When you make a mistake, there are only three things you should ever do about it: 1. Admit it. 2. Learn from it, and 3. Don’t repeat it.
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Recognize winners. They come in all forms.
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