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There is no sin in not liking to play it's a mistake for a boy to be there if he doesn't want to.
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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Military Officer
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Arkansas
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Paul William Bryant
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If you whoop and holler all the time, the players just get used to it.
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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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If you don't learn anything but self discipline, then athletics is worthwhile.
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I ain't never been nothin but a winner.
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Everybody's got pretty good players now, more players than there've ever been. If you play poorly, you're going to get beat.
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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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You take those little rascals, talk to them good, pat them on the back, let them think they are good, and they will go out and beat the biguns.
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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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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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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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Scout yourself. Have a buddy who coaches scout you.
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If you are going to be a successful duck hunter, you must go where the ducks are.
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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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Don't talk too much. Don't pop off. Don't talk after the game until you cool off.
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I'm happy with the coach we have. I think any one of the ones I asked them to consider would've been good.
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Back 12 years ago, when Dr. Mathews was president here, we had a plan that when I got ready to quit, we'd bring a certain guy in and he'd take over that day and I'd leave. But as time wore on, I realized that wouldn't have been good at all.
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Don't overwork your squad. If you're going to make a mistake, under-work them.
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But it's still a coach's game. Make no mistake. You start at the top. If you don't have a good one at the top, you don't have a cut dog's chance.
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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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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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