80+ Bear Bryant Quotes | Minimalist Quotes

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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Goal Ideas Myself Planning War
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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Dedication Desire Enough Preparation Sports Win
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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Fun Inspirational Life Men Myself Old Win
Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin’ and preachin’ were a lot alike.
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Leadership Mom Myself
I’m no miracle man. I guarantee nothing but hard work.
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Believe Hard Work Leadership Man
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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Leadership Myself Thinking Young
Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.
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Attitude Prayer Proud Yourself
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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Mistake Myself Win
There’s a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success.
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Dream Inspirational Leadership Motivational Success
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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Hard Time Myself People Sports
Recognize winners. They come in all forms.
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Form Recognition Win
A champion pays an extra price to be better than anyone else.
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Inspirational Motivational Pay Price
I’ll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we’ll be champions.
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End Hell Myself Winn
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It’s kind of hard to rally around a math class.
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Funny Hard Kind Mathematics
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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Attitude Inspirational People Remember Winner
You win games with your strengths, not your weaknesses.
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Game Motivational Strength Weakness Win Yourself
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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Ability Development Give Up Himself Leadership Myself
No coach has ever won a game by what he knows; it’s what his players know that counts.
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Game Himself Sports Team Work Win
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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Innovation Leadership Myself People Yourself
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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Feeling Glory Motivational Sports Teamwork Unity
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.
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Easy Failure People Planning Success
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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Bad Game Leadership Myself People Sacrifice Success Yourself
Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don’t forget them when they leave.
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Believe Discipline Forget Leadership Leaving Sacrifice Teaching
There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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Difference Inspirational Willing
I can reach a kid who doesn’t have any ability as long as he doesn’t know it.
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Ability Himself Reach Sports
Football games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire.
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Desire Game Greatness Sports Win
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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Believe Easy Motivational Quit Sports Thinking Time Yourself

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