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Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin' and preachin' were a lot alike.

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Bear Bryant
Age: 69 †
Born: 1913
Born: September 11
Died: 1983
Died: January 26
American Football Coach
American Football Player
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Military Officer
Fordyce
Arkansas
Paul Bryant
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Paul William Bryant
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I left Texas A&M because my school called me. Mama called, and when Mama calls, then you just have to come running.
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I ain't never been nothin but a winner.
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Three rules for coaching: 1.) Surround yourself with people who can't live without football. 2.) Recognize winners. They come in all forms. 3.) Have a plan for everything.
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Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.
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When you make a mistake, there are only three things you should ever do about it: 1. Admit it. 2. Learn from it, and 3. Don't repeat it.
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In life, you'll have your back up against the wall many times. You might as well get used to it.
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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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There is no substitute for guts.
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Have a plan. Follow the plan, and you'll be surprised how successful you can be. Most people don't have a plan. That's why it's easy to beat most folks.
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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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Sure, I'd love to beat Notre Dame, don't get me wrong. But nothing matters more than beating that cow college on the other side of the state!
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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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No coach has ever won a game by what he knows it's what his players know that counts.
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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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When I was a young coach I used to say, Treat everybody alike. That's bull. Treat everybody fairly.
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Georgia Tech beat us and Mississippi Southern tied us last year, and Texas beat us after we had the game won. We only played about five games the way we were capable of playing and lost one of those.
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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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If you don't learn anything but self discipline, then athletics is worthwhile.
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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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You win games with your strengths, not your weaknesses.
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