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You must learn how to hold a team together. You must lift some men up, calm others down, until finally they've got one heartbeat. Then you've got yourself a team.

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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
Fordyce
Arkansas
Paul Bryant
Paul Bear Bryant
Paul William Bryant
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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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I'm known as a recruiter. Well you've got to have chicken to make chicken salad.
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If they don't have a winning attitude, I don't want them.
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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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