Football games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire.
BEAR BRYANTI 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.
More Bear Bryant Quotes
-
-
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.
BEAR BRYANT -
Have a plan. Follow the plan, and you’ll be surprised how successful you can be. Most people don’t have a plan. That’s why it’s easy to beat most folks.
BEAR BRYANT -
It really doesn’t cost anything to be nice, and the rewards can be unimaginable
BEAR BRYANT -
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.
BEAR BRYANT -
Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin’ and preachin’ were a lot alike.
BEAR BRYANT -
Don’t give up. Reach down inside of you and you’ll find something left.
BEAR BRYANT -
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.
BEAR BRYANT -
If they don’t have a winning attitude, I don’t want them.
BEAR BRYANT -
There is no substitute for guts.
BEAR BRYANT -
You try to make your team do something they’re not capable of and you get murdered.
BEAR BRYANT -
Be aware of “yes” men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with winners. Never forget – people win.
BEAR BRYANT -
No coach has ever won a game by what he knows; it’s what his players know that counts.
BEAR BRYANT -
Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don’t forget them when they leave.
BEAR BRYANT -
There’s a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success.
BEAR BRYANT -
I’d like for people to remember me as a winner, because I ain’t never been nothin but a winner.
BEAR BRYANT