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Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin' and preachin' were a lot alike.
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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You have to learn what makes this or that Sammy run. For one it's a pat on the back, for another it's eating him out, for still another it's a fatherly talk, or something else. You're a fool if you think as I did as a young coach, that you can treat them all alike.
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There's no use fussing on a boy who doesn't have any ability.
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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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I make my practices real hard because if a player is a quitter, I want him to quit in practice, not in a game.
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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 try to make your team do something they're not capable of and you get murdered.
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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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The faint old man shall lean his silver head To feel thee thou shalt kiss the child asleep, And dry the moistened curls that overspread His temples, while his breathing grows more deep.
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If you whoop and holler all the time, the players just get used to it.
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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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There's no substitute for guts.
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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'll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we'll be champions.
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