You take those little rascals, talk to them good, pat them on the back, let them think they are good, and they will go out and beat the biguns.
BEAR BRYANTI’m no genius, but I’m a damn good football coach.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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Little things make the difference. Everyone is well prepared in the big things, but only the winners perfect the little things.
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All I know is, I don’t want to stop coaching, and I don’t want to stop winning, so we’re gonna break the record unless I die.
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If it is worth playing, it is worth paying the price to win.
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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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It’s kind of hard to rally around a math class.
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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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There is no sin in not liking to play; it’s a mistake for a boy to be there if he doesn’t want to.
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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.
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If you are going to be a successful duck hunter, you must go where the ducks are.
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Don’t talk too much or too soon.
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There is no substitute for guts.
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It really doesn’t cost anything to be nice, and the rewards can be unimaginable
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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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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 don’t have discipline, you can’t have a successful program.
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You win games with your strengths, not your weaknesses.
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They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.
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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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I ain’t never been nothin but a winner.
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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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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 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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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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There’s a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success.
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Losing doesn’t make me want to quit. It makes me want to fight that much harder.
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Don’t give up at half time. Concentrate on winning the second half.
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