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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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Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.
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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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Be aware of yes men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with winners. Never forget - people win.
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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 know what it takes to win. If I can sell them on what it takes to win, then we are not going to lose too many football games.
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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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I always want my players to show class, knock'em down, pat on the back, and run back to the huddle.
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Scout yourself. Have a buddy who coaches scout you.
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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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I'm known as a recruiter. Well you've got to have chicken to make chicken salad.
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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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I don't have any ideas my coaches have them. I just pass the ideas on and referee the arguments.
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There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success.
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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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I think the most important thing of all for any team is a winning attitude. The coaches must have it. The players must have it. The student body must have it. If you have dedicated players who believe in themselves, you don't need a lot of talent.
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You have to be willing to out-condition your opponents.
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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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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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I ain't never had much fun. I ain't never been two inches away from a football. Here guys go fishing on the day of the game, hunting, golfing, and all I want to do is be alone, studying how not to lose.
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I'm no innovator. If anything I'm a stealer, or borrower. I've stolen or borrowed from more people than you can shake a stick at.
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