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Losing doesn't make me want to quit. It makes me want to fight that much harder.
Bear Bryant
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Bear Bryant
Age: 69 †
Born: 1913
Born: September 11
Died: 1983
Died: January 26
American Football Coach
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Military Officer
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Arkansas
Paul Bryant
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Paul William Bryant
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It's nice to have the opportunity to play for so much money, but it's nicer to win it.
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I can remember loving to recruit. I knew I was going to do my best. But traveling and recruiting doesn't appeal to me any more. It's not as much fun as it used to be.
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