Football games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire.
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More Bear Bryant Quotes
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A few minutes ago, I had a hard time getting through the lobby because of all the people. After today, that won’t be happening.
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If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes real good, then you did it. That’s all it takes to get people to win football games for you.
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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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If you don’t have discipline, you can’t have a successful program.
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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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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 tolerate lazy people. They are losers.
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Be aware of “yes” men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with winners. Never forget – people win.
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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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Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don’t forget them when they leave.
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There’s a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success.
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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 substitute for guts.
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I’d like for people to remember me as a winner, because I ain’t never been nothin but a winner.
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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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