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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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Bear Bryant
Age: 69 †
Born: 1913
Born: September 11
Died: 1983
Died: January 26
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Don't talk too much or too soon.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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'm known as a recruiter. Well you've got to have chicken to make chicken salad.
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It really doesn't cost anything to be nice, and the rewards can be unimaginable
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Baton Rouge happens to be the worst place in the world for a visiting team. It's like being inside a drum.
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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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If it is worth playing, it is worth paying the price to win.
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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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They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.
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