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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.

Bear Bryant

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Bear Bryant
Age: 69 †
Born: 1913
Born: September 11
Died: 1983
Died: January 26
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Paul Bryant
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Paul William Bryant
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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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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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When you win, there's glory enough for everybody. When you lose, there's glory for none.
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If wanting to win is a fault, as some of my critics seem to insist, then I plead guilty. I like to win. I know no other way. It's in my blood.
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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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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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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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Being inside Tiger Stadium is like being on the inside of a drum.
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Get the winners into the game.
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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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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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They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.
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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'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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I ain't won but one. My team won the rest in spite of me.
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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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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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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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