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If a man is a quitter, I'd rather find out in practice than in a game. I ask for all a player has so I'll know later what I can expect.

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Bear Bryant
Age: 69 †
Born: 1913
Born: September 11
Died: 1983
Died: January 26
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Arkansas
Paul Bryant
Paul Bear Bryant
Paul William Bryant
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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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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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If wanting to win is a fault, as some of my critics seem to insist, then I plead guilty. I like to win. I know no other way. It's in my blood.
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You have to be willing to out-condition your opponents.
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Set goals - high goals for you and your organization. When your organization has a goal to shoot for, you create teamwork, people working for a common good.
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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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When I was a young coach I used to say, Treat everybody alike. That's bull. Treat everybody fairly.
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If they don't have a winning attitude, I don't want them.
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If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride - and never quit, you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.
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If there is one thing that has helped me as a coach, it's my ability to recognize winners, or good people who can become winners by paying the price.
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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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There's no substitute for guts.
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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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I ain't won but one. My team won the rest in spite of me.
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Don't overwork your squad. If you're going to make a mistake, under-work them.
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Get the winners into the game.
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Football games are generally won by the boys with the greatest desire.
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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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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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