If you don’t have discipline, you can’t have a successful program.
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
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The price of victory is high, but so are the rewards.
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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’d like for people to remember me as a winner, because I ain’t never been nothin but a winner.
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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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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 know what it takes to win. If I can sell them on what it takes to win, then we are not going to lose too many football games.
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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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In my lifetime, I may have put too much emphasis on winning, because here I am an old man and the only fun I’ve had is winning, and that’s ridiculous.
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I’ll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we’ll be champions.
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A good, quick, small team can beat a big, slow team any time.
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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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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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Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.
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There is no substitute for guts.
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They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.
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Expect the unexpected.
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The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing.
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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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There’s a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success.
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Motivating people- the ingredient that separates winners from losers.
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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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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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I’m no genius, but I’m a damn good football coach.
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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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When you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover – you can’t do both.
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There’s no use fussing on a boy who doesn’t have any ability.
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