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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
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More quotes by Bear Bryant
You have to be willing to out-condition your opponents.
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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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First there are those who are winners, and know they are winners. Then there are the losers who know they are losers. Then there are those who are not winners, but don't know it. They're the ones for me. They never quit trying. They're the soul of our game.
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No coach has ever won a game by what he knows it's what his players know that counts.
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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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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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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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When I was a young coach I used to say, Treat everybody alike. That's bull. Treat everybody fairly.
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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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Don't ever give up on ability. Don't give up on a player who has it.
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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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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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I'd like for people to remember me as a winner, because I ain't never been nothin but a winner.
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Be aware of yes men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with winners. Never forget - people win.
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I'm no genius, but I'm a damn good football coach.
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There's no substitute for guts.
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My approach to the game has been the same at all the places I've been. Vanilla. The sure way. That means, first of all, to win physically. If you got eleven on a field, and they beat the other eleven physically, they'll win. They will start forcing mistakes. They'll win in the fourth quarter.
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I have had players who are good, and who know they are good I have had players who are bad and know they are bad I have had players who are good, but who don't know they are good I have had players who are bad, but who don't know they are bad. It is this last group that has won more games for me than the first three groups combined.
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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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They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.
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