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 BRYANTWhen 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.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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Football games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire.
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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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I know what it takes to win. If I can sell them on what it takes to win, then we are not going to lose too many football games.
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There’s no use fussing on a boy who doesn’t have any ability.
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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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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 they don’t have a winning attitude, I don’t want them.
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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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Don’t give up. Reach down inside of you and you’ll find something left.
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I’m no genius, but I’m a damn good football coach.
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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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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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The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing.
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You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.
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A good, quick, small team can beat a big, slow team any time.
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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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If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride – and never quit, you’ll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.
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There’s a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success.
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The price of victory is high, but so are the rewards.
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When you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover – you can’t do both.
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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’m no miracle man. I guarantee nothing but hard work.
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Expect the unexpected.
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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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Don’t talk too much. Don’t pop off. Don’t talk after the game until you cool off.
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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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