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I'll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we'll be champions.

Bear Bryant

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Bear Bryant
Age: 69 †
Born: 1913
Born: September 11
Died: 1983
Died: January 26
American Football Coach
American Football Player
Football Player
Military Officer
Fordyce
Arkansas
Paul Bryant
Paul Bear Bryant
Paul William Bryant
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Ends
Champions
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But there's one thing about quitters you have to guard against - they are contagious. If one boy goes, the chances are he'll take somebody with him, and you don't want that. So when they would start acting that way, I used to pack them up and get them out, or embarrass them, or do something to turn them around.
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There is no substitute for guts.
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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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It really doesn't cost anything to be nice, and the rewards can be unimaginable
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I don't have any ideas my coaches have them. I just pass the ideas on and referee the arguments.
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Don't ever give up on ability. Don't give up on a player who has it.
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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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Scout yourself. Have a buddy who coaches scout you.
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Three rules for coaching: 1.) Surround yourself with people who can't live without football. 2.) Recognize winners. They come in all forms. 3.) Have a plan for everything.
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I didn't have a thing to do with picking a coach, and didn't want to. But I didn't think they'd pick one I didn't like.
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Nearly every coach I've talked with tells me that the attention you get from media and other people is the thing you miss most. I don't know if that's right.
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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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Losing doesn't make me want to quit. It makes me want to fight that much harder.
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But it's still a coach's game. Make no mistake. You start at the top. If you don't have a good one at the top, you don't have a cut dog's chance.
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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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If you whoop and holler all the time, the players just get used to it.
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Don't overwork your squad. If you're going to make a mistake, under-work them.
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You take those little rascals, talk to them good, pat them on the back, let them think they are good, and they will go out and beat the biguns.
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When you win, there's glory enough for everybody. When you lose, there's glory for none.
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We can't have two standards, one set for the dedicated young men who want to do something ambitious and one set for those who don't.
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