You try to make your team do something they’re not capable of and you get murdered.
BEAR BRYANTMotivating people- the ingredient that separates winners from losers.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing.
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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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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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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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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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Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.
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If you don’t have discipline, you can’t have a successful program.
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Don’t give up at half time. Concentrate on winning the second half.
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If they don’t have a winning attitude, I don’t want them.
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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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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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No coach has ever won a game by what he knows; it’s what his players know that counts.
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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 can reach a kid who doesn’t have any ability as long as he doesn’t know it.
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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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