You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.
BEAR BRYANTIf there is one thing that has helped me as a coach, it’s my ability to recognize winners, or good people who can become winners by paying the price.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
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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.
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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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The price of victory is high, but so are the rewards.
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You try to make your team do something they’re not capable of and you get murdered.
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The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing.
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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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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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They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.
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The Lord expects you to do some things for yourself.
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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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Expect the unexpected.
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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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In life, you’ll have your back up against the wall many times. You might as well get used to it.
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There’s a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success.
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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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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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A good, quick, small team can beat a big, slow team any time.
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If there is one thing that has helped me as a coach, it’s my ability to recognize winners, or good people who can become winners by paying the price.
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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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I ain’t never been nothin but a winner.
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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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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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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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In a crisis, don’t hide behind anything or anybody. They’re going to find you anyway.
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I tell young players who want to be coaches, who think they can put up with all the headaches and heartaches, can you live without it? If you can live without it, don’t get in it.
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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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