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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.

Bear Bryant

In a crisis, don’t hide behind anything or anybody. They’re going to find you anyway.
BEAR BRYANT

Believe Hide Sports Yourself
I’m no genius, but I’m a damn good football coach.
BEAR BRYANT

Ability Genius Myself
There’s no use fussing on a boy who doesn’t have any ability.
BEAR BRYANT

Ability Man Talk
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 BRYANT

Goodness Greatness Heart Leadership People Team
Football games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire.
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Desire Game Greatness Sports Win
Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don’t forget them when they leave.
BEAR BRYANT

Believe Discipline Forget Leadership Leaving Sacrifice Teaching
When you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover – you can’t do both.
BEAR BRYANT

Leadership Play Sports Storm Yourself
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.
BEAR BRYANT

Leadership Learning Man Team Togetherness Yourself
It’s not the will to win that matters-everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.
BEAR BRYANT

Inspirational Preparation Sports Willing Win
Motivating people- the ingredient that separates winners from losers.
BEAR BRYANT

Lose Motivational People Win
A champion pays an extra price to be better than anyone else.
BEAR BRYANT

Inspirational Motivational Pay Price
I make my practices real hard because if a player is a quitter, I want him to quit in practice, not in a game.
BEAR BRYANT

Game Myself Practice Quit Reality
A good, quick, small team can beat a big, slow team any time.
BEAR BRYANT

Goodness Leadership Quick Sports Team Time
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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Goal Ideas Myself Planning War
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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Believe Easy Motivational Quit Sports Thinking Time Yourself
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.
BEAR BRYANT

Innovation Leadership Myself People Yourself

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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